wide-ranging

adjective

wide-rang·​ing ˈwīd-ˌrān-jiŋ 

: extensive in scope : comprehensive

wide-ranging interests

Synonyms of wide-ranging

• extensive
• broad
• wide
• sweeping
• comprehensive
• deep

Examples of wide-ranging in a Sentence

his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state

Recent Examples on the Web

The movie’s wide-ranging success may be part of why he’s now being tapped to lead Paramount’s integration with Warner Bros. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Zoe Kazan’s wide-ranging and visually stunning new limited-series adaptation of the 1952 John Steinbeck novel East of Eden is finally out on Netflix, starring a glorious Florence Pugh. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026

How they are answered will have wide-ranging impacts for America’s health system, science, and patients. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

That leaves the wide-ranging category of interfering with satellites through RPOs and other subtle means. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide-ranging

• interchanging
• rearranging
• arranging
• exchanging
• unchanging
• changing
• ranging