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Synonyms & Antonyms of widen
to increase the width, breadth, or scope of
- Immediate action to widen the highway is needed to ease the near constant congestion.
- The authorities planned to widen their investigation into Ponzi scheme.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for widen
- accentuate,
- amp (up),
- beef (up),
- boost,
- consolidate,
- deepen,
- enhance,
- heighten,
- intensify,
- magnify,
- redouble,
- step up,
- strengthen
- enforce,
- reinforce
- (also reenforce),
- restrengthen,
- supplement
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widen. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of widen was in 1566
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