1. global, planetary, world, world-wide, worldwide

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

Example Sentences:
'global war'
'global monetary policy'
'neither national nor continental but planetary'
'a world crisis'
'of worldwide significance'

Synonyms

• global
• planetary
• world
• worldwide

2. world-wide, worldwide

spanning or extending throughout the entire world

Example Sentences:
'worldwide distribution'
'a worldwide epidemic'

Synonyms

• worldwide

3. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide

of worldwide scope or applicability

Example Sentences:
'an issue of cosmopolitan import'
'the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time'
'universal experience'

Synonyms

• cosmopolitan
• ecumenical
• general
• oecumenical
• universal
• worldwide