The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EPIDEMIC , but the solution may also be PANDEMIC which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in USA Today).
Widespread outbreak crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| EPIDEMIC | 90 % | 8 | 
| PANDEMIC | 10 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Widespread outbreak
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pandemic
 - epidemic
 - plague
 - prevalence
 - rash
 - spread
 - apocalypse
 - black death
 - blizzard
 - catastrophe
 - chlamydia
 - common
 
Crossword Answer definitions
EPIDEMIC noun- A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
 - An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
 
- Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result EPIDEMIC
- CDC concern
 - Widespread
 - Spreading fast
 - "The Andromeda Strain" subject
 - Bug problem?
 - Contagious, as laughter
 - Great Plague, e.g.
 - Widespread outbreak
 - Spreading out of control
 - Flu outbreak, e.g.