Synonyms of broadening

broadening

verb

present participle of broaden

as in widening

to increase the width, breadth, or scope of

They decided to broaden the road by adding an additional lane.

You'll find if you broaden your horizons that there are many right paths to choose.

Related Words

• widening
• expanding
• enhancing
• extending
• strengthening
• enlarging
• lengthening
• augmenting
• deepening
• consolidating
• reinforcing
• intensifying
• adding (to)
• stretching
• elongating
• swelling
• amplifying
• heightening
• emphasizing
• sharpening
• maximizing
• boosting
• accentuating
• enforcing
• stepping up
• supplementing
• redoubling
• stressing
• magnifying
• pointing (up)
• building up
• beefing (up)
• restrengthening
• amping (up)

Dissimilar Words

• narrowing (down)
• reducing
• decreasing
• constricting
• diminishing
• weakening
• lessening
• subduing
• toning (down)
• letting up (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of broadening

Higher oil prices and a broadening sell-off that hit many market sectors dragged the three major averages to losses on Friday. — Ananya Chetia,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

Mail-in voting has become more popular over the last decade, with many states broadening access to it during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

That has partly meant broadening the pipeline beyond those with elite credentials. — semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Those conversations explored his guests’ motivations, insecurities, and ambitions, eventually broadening the show’s scope to subjects ranging from neuroscience and psychology to performance and sports. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

This program provides nonprofit organizations with technology solutions while broadening undergraduate students’ hands-on experiences. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026

The hostilities began as a month-long student movement over school conditions and teacher shortages in working-class suburbs before broadening into a larger protest movement against inequality, public spending cuts and the rising cost of living. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

The spike in core CPI shows price pressures are broadening into other categories beyond energy, experts noted, a sign inflation remains sticky. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Since the first winners were announced in 2019, the initiative has expanded to markets including Japan and Saudi Arabia, with the latter edition subsequently broadening its reach across Africa and the wider Middle East and North Africa region. — Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026