wide
1. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other (Freq. 45)
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
• Syn:
broad
• Ant:
narrow
• Similar to:
beamy, bird's-eye, panoramic, broad-brimmed, deep,
fanlike, sweeping, wide-screen
• See Also:
comprehensive, thick
• Derivationally related forms:
broadness (for: broad), wideness
• Attrubites:
width, breadth
2. broad in scope or content (Freq. 12)
- 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
• Syn:
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket,
broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic
• Similar to:
comprehensive
• Derivationally related forms:
wideness, extensiveness (for: extensive)
3. (used of eyes) fully open or extended (Freq. 4)
- stared with wide eyes
• Syn:
wide-eyed
• Similar to:
open, opened
4. very large in expanse or scope (Freq. 1)
- a broad lawn
- the wide plains
- a spacious view
- spacious skies
• Syn:
broad, spacious
• Similar to:
large, big
• Derivationally related forms:
wideness, spaciousness (for: spacious), broadness (for: broad)
5. great in degree
- won by a wide margin
• Ant:
narrow
• Similar to:
comfortable
• Derivationally related forms:
wideness
6. having ample fabric
- the current taste for wide trousers
- a full skirt
• Syn:
wide-cut, full
• Similar to:
ample
• Derivationally related forms:
fullness (for: full), wideness
7. not on target
- the kick was wide
- the arrow was wide of the mark
- a claim that was wide of the truth
• Syn:
wide of the mark
• Similar to:
inaccurate
1. with or by a broad space (Freq. 4)
- stand with legs wide apart
- ran wide around left end
2. to the fullest extent possible (Freq. 1)
- open your eyes wide
- with the throttle wide open
3. far from the intended target
- the arrow went wide of the mark
- a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
• Syn:
astray
4. to or over a great extent or range;
far
- wandered wide through many lands
- he traveled widely
• Syn:
widely
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