Wide (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

(used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Wide-eyed

Meaning ²

Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The park had a wide lawn where kids could play.
• She tied a wide ribbon around her hair to keep it out of her face.
• The museum's grand entrance had a wide staircase that led to the main exhibit hall.
• The house had wide windows that let in plenty of natural light.
• The beach was lined with wide, comfortable chairs where people could relax and soak up the sun.

Synonyms

• Broad

Antonyms

• Narrow

Related Words

• Wideness (noun)

Meaning ³

Very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Spacious
• Broad

Related Words

• Wideness (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Great in degree; "won by a wide margin".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Narrow

Related Words

• Wideness (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Full
• Wide-cut

Related Words

• Wideness (noun)

Meaning ⁶

Not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Wide Of The Mark

Meaning ⁷

Broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The government has been given wide discretion to respond to any threats to national security.
• Her invention had a wide range of potential applications across multiple industries.
• The committee has been tasked with making recommendations that address the problem on a wide scale.
• The professor's panoptic view of world history provided students with a wide understanding of global interconnectedness.
• The mayor granted the city's new sustainability department wide authority to make policy decisions without prior approval.

Synonyms

• Across-the-board
• All-inclusive
• Panoptic
• All-encompassing
• All-embracing
• Extensive
• Broad
• Blanket
• Encompassing

Related Words

• Wideness (noun)