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widely used

ADJECTIVE
traditional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classic classical common conventional historic long-established old popular regular time-honored universal
WEAK
acceptable accustomed acknowledged ancestral customary doctrinal fixed folk habitual immemorial oral prescribed rooted sanctioned taken for granted transmitted unwritten widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different extraordinary infrequent irregular modern new rare uncommon unusual
WEAK
fresh unestablished unfixed untraditional

Example Sentences

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Smart meters are widely used in the rest of the UK and in Ireland, providing real-time information to energy suppliers while giving households information on their electricity usage and costs.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Morehead’s thesis is that as AI becomes more widely used, the rise of autonomous agents may eventually need digitally native ways to transact.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Bayer has been wrapped up in litigation over Roundup—the world’s most widely used weedkiller—since its $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

This back-and-forth transfer requires large amounts of electricity, and demand continues to rise as AI becomes more widely used across industries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Perhaps because of confusion with discomfort and dismay, it is widely used to indicate uneasiness or vague dissatisfaction.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner