WIDE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not on target
   Synonym(s)
   • wide of the mark (what does wide of the mark mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the kick was wide
   • the arrow was wide of the mark
   • a claim that was wide of the truth
   Similar To
   • inaccurate (what does inaccurate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • having ample fabric
   Synonym(s)
   • full (what does full mean?)
   • wide-cut (what does wide-cut mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the current taste for wide trousers
   • a full skirt
   Similar To
   • ample (what does ample mean?)
3. Meaning
   • broad in scope or content
   Synonym(s)
   • across-the-board (what does across-the-board mean?)
   • all-embracing (what does all-embracing mean?)
   • all-encompassing (what does all-encompassing mean?)
   • all-inclusive (what does all-inclusive mean?)
   • blanket(a) (what does blanket(a) mean?)
   • broad (what does broad mean?)
   • encompassing (what does encompassing mean?)
   • panoptic (what does panoptic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • comprehensive (what does comprehensive mean?)
4. Meaning
   • great in range or scope
   Synonym(s)
   • extended (what does extended mean?)
   • extensive (what does extensive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an extended vocabulary
   • surgeons with extended experience
   • extensive examples of picture writing
   • suffered extensive damage
   • a wide selection
   Similar To
   • considerable (what does considerable mean?)
5. Meaning
   • very large in expanse or scope
   Synonym(s)
   • broad (what does broad mean?)
   • spacious (what does spacious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a broad lawn
   • the wide plains
   • a spacious view
   • spacious skies
   Similar To
   • large (what does large mean?)
   • big (what does big mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (used of eyes) fully open or extended
   Synonym(s)
   • round-eyed (what does round-eyed mean?)
   • wide-eyed (what does wide-eyed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • listened in round-eyed wonder
   • stared with wide eyes
   Similar To
   • open (what does open mean?)
   • opened (what does opened mean?)
7. Meaning
   • having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
   Synonym(s)
   • broad (what does broad mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • wide roads
   • a wide necktie
   • wide margins
   • three feet wide
   • a river two miles broad
   • broad shoulders
   • a broad river
   Antonym(s)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   Similar To
   • beamy (what does beamy mean?)
   • bird’s-eye (what does bird’s-eye mean?)
   • panoramic (what does panoramic mean?)
   • broad-brimmed (what does broad-brimmed mean?)
   • citywide (what does citywide mean?)
   • countywide (what does countywide mean?)
   • countrywide (what does countrywide mean?)
   • nationwide (what does nationwide mean?)
   • deep (what does deep mean?)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • thick (what does thick mean?)
   • in width(p) (what does in width(p) mean?)
   • in breadth(p) (what does in breadth(p) mean?)
   • schoolwide (what does schoolwide mean?)
   • spreading (what does spreading mean?)
   • wide-spreading (what does wide-spreading mean?)
   • statewide (what does statewide mean?)
   • stretching(a) (what does stretching(a) mean?)
   • wide-spreading (what does wide-spreading mean?)
   • sweeping (what does sweeping mean?)
   • wide-screen(a) (what does wide-screen(a) mean?)
   • fanlike (what does fanlike mean?)
   See Also
   • comprehensive (what does comprehensive mean?)
   • thick (what does thick mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • width (what does width mean?)
   • breadth (what does breadth mean?)
8. Meaning
   • great in degree
   Usage Example(s)
   • won by a wide margin
   Antonym(s)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   Similar To
   • comfortable (what does comfortable mean?)

WIDE as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • to or over a great extent or range
   • far
   Synonym(s)
   • widely (what does widely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • wandered wide through many lands
   • he traveled widely
2. Meaning
   • with or by a broad space
   Usage Example(s)
   • stand with legs wide apart
   • ran wide around left end
3. Meaning
   • far from the intended target
   Synonym(s)
   • astray (what does astray mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the arrow went wide of the mark
   • a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
4. Meaning
   • to the fullest extent possible
   Usage Example(s)
   • open your eyes wide
   • with the throttle wide open