| ADJECTIVE | all | wide, broad | having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other |
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| all | wide, across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic | broad in scope or content | |
| all | wide, wide-eyed | (used of eyes) fully open or extended | |
| all | wide, broad, spacious | very large in expanse or scope | |
| all | wide | great in degree | |
| all | wide, wide-cut, full | having ample fabric | |
| all | wide, wide of the mark | not on target | |
| ADVERB | all | wide | with or by a broad space |
| all | wide | to the fullest extent possible | |
| all | wide, astray | far from the intended target | |
| all | wide, widely | to or over a great extent or range |
| Sounds | way'd | |
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| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. | |
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| Synonym | broad | |
| Attribute of | width, breadth | The extent of something from side / side to side / side |
| Narrower | beamy | Broad in the beam |
| bird's-eye, panoramic | As from an altitude or distance | |
| broad-brimmed | (of hats) having a broad brim | |
| deep | Extending relatively far inward | |
| fanlike | resembling a fan | |
| sweeping | taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area | |
| wide-screen | (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height | |
| See also | comprehensive | Including all or everything |
| thick | not thin | |
| Opposite | narrow | not wide |
| Spanish | amplio, ancho | |
| Catalan | ample, ampli | |
| Nouns | wideness | the property of being wide |
| Meaning | Broad in scope or content. | |
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| Example | "granted him wide powers" | |
| Synonyms | across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic | |
| Broader | comprehensive | Including all or everything |
| Spanish | amplio, completo, general, global | |
| Catalan | ampli, complet, general, global | |
| Nouns | wideness | unusual largeness in size or extent or number |
| Meaning | (used of eyes) fully open or extended. | |
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| Example | "stared with wide eyes" | |
| Synonym | wide-eyed | |
| Broader | open, opened | Used of mouth or eyes |
| Spanish | desorbitado | |
| Meaning | Very large in expanse or scope. | |
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| Example | "the wide plains" | |
| Synonyms | broad, spacious | |
| Broader | large, big | Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
| Spanish | amplio, ancho, espacioso, vasto | |
| Catalan | espaiós | |
| Nouns | wideness | unusual largeness in size or extent or number |
| Meaning | Great in degree. | |
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| Example | "won by a wide margin" | |
| Narrower | comfortable | More than adequate |
| Opposite | narrow | Very limited in degree |
| Nouns | wideness | unusual largeness in size or extent or number |
| Meaning | Having ample fabric. | |
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| Example | "the current taste for wide trousers" | |
| Synonyms | wide-cut, full | |
| Broader | ample | More than enough in size or scope or capacity |
| Spanish | amplio, ancho | |
| Catalan | ample, ampli | |
| Nouns | wideness | unusual largeness in size or extent or number |
| Meaning | not on target. | |
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| Synonym | wide of the mark | |
| Broader | inaccurate | not exact |
| Meaning | With or by a broad space. | |
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| Meaning | To the fullest extent possible. | |
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| Meaning | Far from the intended target. | |
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| Example | "the arrow went wide of the mark" | |
| Synonym | astray | |
| Meaning | To or over a great extent or range; far. | |
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| Synonym | widely | |
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