broadcast

/ˈbɹɑdkæst//-kæst//ˈbɹɔdkæst/
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Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelAdvanced

Academic vocabulary

Word FrequencyCommon

Regularly used in writing and speech

Syllables2

Moderate complexity

Analysis:

  • Academic vocabulary
noun

1. A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

2. A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.

"The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast."

Antonyms: narrowcast

3. The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

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verb

1. To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

Synonyms: air, transmit
Antonyms: narrowcast

2. To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.

3. To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.

4. To sow seeds over a wide area.

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Antonyms

adjective

1. Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

2. Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.

3. Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.

Synonyms

adverb

1. Widely in all directions; abroad.

2. By having its seeds sown over a wide area.

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