The difference between Limited and Widespread

When used as adjectives, limited means with certain (often specified) limits placed upon it, whereas widespread means affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body).


Limited is also noun with the meaning: an express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

check bellow for the other definitions of Limited and Widespread

  1. Limited as a verb:

  1. Limited as an adjective:

    With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

  2. Limited as an adjective:

    Of numbers, amounts, data: poor, small, felt to be insufficient.

    Examples:

    "I have a limited understanding of quantum physics."

  1. Limited as a noun (rail):

    An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

  1. Widespread as an adjective:

    Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.