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 filmmaker talked to Puck‘s Matt Belloni in a wide-ranging discussion that was partially recorded for his The Town podcast. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

In a wide-ranging announcement Thursday, Vance and other top administration officials also called out universities over their use of J-1 visas for international students and IT outsourcing firms. — Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Elizondo’s wide-ranging production discography, which swings from hip-hop to country, rock and R&B, attracted Greta Van Fleet. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026

OpenAI’s Tuesday release does not include a solution to any of the remaining Millennium Prize problems, which were designated by mathematicians at the turn of the century as deep questions that could motivate wide-ranging discoveries. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide-ranging

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