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ADJECTIVE | 1 | wide, broad | Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other |
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2 | wide, across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, panoptic | Broad in scope or content | |
3 | wide, round-eyed, wide-eyed | (used of eyes) fully open or extended | |
4 | wide, broad, spacious | Very large in expanse or scope | |
5 | wide | Great in degree | |
6 | wide, extended, extensive | Great in range or scope | |
7 | wide, wide-cut, full | Having ample fabric | |
8 | wide, wide of the mark | Not on target | |
ADVERB | 1 | wide | With or by a broad space |
2 | wide | To the fullest extent possible | |
3 | wide, astray | Far from the intended target | |
4 | wide, widely | To or over a great extent or range |
Sounds | way'd |
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Rhymes | abide, actinide, allied, and 173 more rhymes in ayd at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. |
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Examples | "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide" |
Synonyms | broad |
Attribute of | width, breadth |
Similar | beamy; bird's-eye, panoramic; broad-brimmed; citywide; countywide; countrywide, nationwide; deep; fanlike; heavy, thick; in width, in breadth; schoolwide; spreading, wide-spreading; statewide; stretching, wide-spreading; sweeping; wide-screen |
See also | comprehensive; thick |
Contrary | narrow |
Meaning | Broad in scope or content. |
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Examples | "granted him wide powers" |
Synonyms | across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, panoptic |
Similar to | comprehensive |
Meaning | (used of eyes) fully open or extended. |
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Examples | "stared with wide eyes" |
Synonyms | round-eyed, wide-eyed |
Similar to | open, opened |
Meaning | Very large in expanse or scope. |
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Examples | "the wide plains" |
Synonyms | broad, spacious |
Similar to | large, big |
Meaning | Great in degree. |
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Examples | "won by a wide margin" |
Similar | comfortable |
Contrary | narrow |
Meaning | Great in range or scope. |
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Examples | "a wide selection" |
Synonyms | extended, extensive |
Similar to | considerable |
Meaning | Having ample fabric. |
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Examples | "the current taste for wide trousers" |
Synonyms | wide-cut, full |
Similar to | ample |
Meaning | Not on target. |
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Examples | "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" |
Synonyms | wide of the mark |
Similar to | inaccurate |
Meaning | With or by a broad space. |
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Examples | "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end" |
Meaning | To the fullest extent possible. |
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Examples | "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open" |
Meaning | Far from the intended target. |
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Examples | "the arrow went wide of the mark" |
Synonyms | astray |
Meaning | To or over a great extent or range. Far. |
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Examples | "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely" |
Synonyms | widely |