far and wide

adverb

variants or less commonly far and near

: in every direction : everywhere

searched far and wide

Synonyms

• everywhere
• far and near
• all over the place
• in every corner
• in every quarter
• high and low
• on every hand
• all over the map
• on all hands

Examples of far and wide in a Sentence

we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation

Recent Examples on the Web

But so does a front office that searched far and wide for a corner outfielder a year ago and found only a second baseman who could not play the position. —Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025

Execs dream of a worldwide witching hour, where audiences in countries far and wide marvel at Brian Flores’ blitz packages and debate whether Jonnu Smith made a football move. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025

One of the earliest duties of any restorer is to round up the copies or portions of a film, in a variety of states, that have been scattered far and wide. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

Examples of digital twins range far and wide, things like jet engines, factories, cities and even healthcare patients can all have digital twins. —Rohan Joshi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for far and wide

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified