rife
[adjective]
Synonyms: widespread, common, frequent, general, prevalent, rampant, ubiquitous, universal

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rife /raɪf/ adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: ryfe]

1. [not before noun] if something bad or unpleasant is rife, it is very common:
Violent crime is rife in our inner cities.

2. rife with something full of something bad or unpleasant:
The crowded factories are rife with disease.

3. run rife to spread quickly in an uncontrolled way:
No one knew exactly what he had done, but speculation ran rife.

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common if something is common, there are a lot of them:
Jones is a very common name in Great Britain.
Foxes are common in the area.
Personal computers are nearly as common in American homes as televisions.
widespread happening in a lot of places or done by a lot of people:
Racism is much more widespread than people imagine.
The report claimed that the problem of police brutality was widespread.
the widespread availability of antibiotics
commonplace [not before noun] especially written common in a particular place or time – used especially when saying that this seems surprising or unusual:
Crimes such as robbery are commonplace in big cities.
Expensive foreign cars are commonplace in this Chicago suburb.
prevalent formal common in a place or among a group of people – used especially about illnesses, problems, or ideas:
Flu is most prevalent during the winter months.
Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US.
This belief is more prevalent among men than women.
rife /raɪf/ [not before noun] very common – used about illnesses or problems:
AIDS is rife in some parts of the world.
ubiquitous /juːˈbɪkwətəs, juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ formal very common and seen in many different places – often used humorously in written descriptions:
He was carrying the ubiquitous MP3 player.
In Britain, CCTV cameras are ubiquitous.
something is everywhere especially spoken used when saying that you can see something a lot in many different places:
Images of the dictator were everywhere.
Microchips seem to be everywhere these days – even in washing machines.
One of the first things you notice in Amsterdam are the bicycles – they’re everywhere.

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