Synonyms of widened

widened

verb

past tense of widen

as in broadened

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.

Related Words

• broadened
• expanded
• intensified
• extended
• strengthened
• reinforced
• enlarged
• lengthened
• consolidated
• enhanced
• deepened
• elongated
• augmented
• added (to)
• stretched
• swelled
• enforced
• amplified
• heightened
• sharpened
• accentuated
• emphasized
• stepped up
• magnified
• built up
• supplemented
• redoubled
• pointed (up)
• maximized
• boosted
• stressed
• beefed (up)
• amped (up)
• restrengthened

Dissimilar Words

• constricted
• narrowed (down)
• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• weakened
• lessened
• subdued
• toned (down)
• let up (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of widened

The walkway has been widened in certain locations and now includes upgraded lighting, security cameras, crisis phones, new signage and viewing platforms. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The delta between the taste of Emmy voters and broadcast TV viewing widened even more as streaming platforms dominated the top categories, and the ratings fell sharply, bottoming out at a record low in early 2024. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

The firm's losses have widened continuously from 52 million rupees in the financial year ended March 2022, as per data from Tracxn. — Priyanka Salve,jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Earlier this month, French 10-year bond yields jumped to the highest since 2002, and the premium over equivalent German yields widened to the most since the eurozone debt crisis in 2011. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Another key factor was his image-making, whose aperture widened YSL’s scope beyond Slimane’s brilliant signature subcultural documentarianism to reinstate Yves Saint Laurent as the most quintessentially Parisian modern fashion house of all. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Audiences have grown far more discerning, Nakajima says, with a vast number of works now out in the world, and the range of what animators can express has widened considerably in 40 years. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

As Islamic State group territory came under growing pressure, that justification widened. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

The core silhouette remains unmistakably Fiat 500, but the body has been subtly widened and reworked. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026