wide

wide

adjective

Definition of WIDE

1

having a greater than usual measure across <the river is so wide that building a bridge across it would be impractical>

Synonyms broad, fat, thick

Related Words expansive, extensive, sweeping; commodious, roomy, spacious; outsize (also outsized), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous

Near Antonyms fine, hairlike, reedlike; elongate (or elongated), needlelike; bottleneck, close, compressed, condensed, constricted, contracted, squeezed, tight, tightened; attenuate, attenuated; small, smallish, undersized (also undersize)

Antonyms hairline, narrow, paper-thin, skinny, slender, slim, slim-jim, thin

2

having considerable extent <a wide and detailed knowledge of the issue>

Synonyms broad, deep, expansive, extended, far-flung, far-reaching, rangy, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging, widespread

Related Words comprehensive, general, global, inclusive; boundless, endless, infinite, limitless, unlimited; capacious, commodious, roomy, spacious

Near Antonyms circumscribed, limited, restricted

Antonyms narrow