wide

²wide

adv

wid·erwid·est

Definition of WIDE

1

a : over a great distance or extent : widely <searched far and wide> b : over a specified distance, area, or extent —usually used in combination <expanded the business country-wide>

2

a : so as to leave much space or distance between <placed wide apart> b : so as to pass at or clear by a considerable distance <ran wide around left end>

3

: to the fullest extent : completely, fully <wide open>

Examples of WIDE

1. The poles were placed wide apart.
2. He opened his eyes wide.
3. They spread the map out wide.
4. His mouth was wide open.
5. They like to hike through wide open spaces.

First Known Use of WIDE

before 12th century

Related to WIDE

Synonyms: all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, fully

Antonyms: half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

Related Words: absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly; basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially; abundantly, copiously, generously, greatly

Near Antonyms: barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially; approximately, roughly, somewhat

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