BROAD-GAUGED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

broad-gauge

adjective

ˈbrȯd-ˈgāj

variants or broad-gauged

Definition of broad-gauge

as in comprehensive

covering everything or all important points a broad-gauge book about roses that covers just about everything you could want to know about roses

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The memorandum likewise directs the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces to coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to investigate, prosecute and disrupt entities and individuals.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
This is a true, comprehensive measure of popular sentiment, genuinely and organically posted, about each company’s approach to innovation.

— Heather Newman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of comprehensive

Adjective

Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
On the other side of all its tinted glass, the T4 delivers a clean, panoramic interior built for fully unplugging from the stresses of everyday life.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Definition of panoramic

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Leading firms are actively recruiting professionals with extensive client-side experience to enhance service delivery.

— Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Burke’s lawyers sought to expose weaknesses in the prosecution’s case, questioning why investigators had not conducted more extensive testing, including DNA analysis, on certain items found in Burke’s home or on the exterior of his Tesla.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

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