Synonyms of widening

widening

verb

present participle of widen

as in broadening

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

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of widening

Harnessing his brilliant writing and cinephile’s eye, Bourdain used food as an entry point to understand people and places while widening the aperture of what should be considered great. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

El Sayed also pointed to the consequences of the widening conflict, including disruptions to global energy supplies. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Design choices previously thought to boost power, such as widening the gap between electrodes, actually degraded performance under true operating conditions. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Shares have jumped 238% year to date, vastly outperforming the overall market as widening use of artificial intelligence has spurred demand for the hardware solutions that power the emerging technology. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

The ruling came as part of a widening patent infringement dispute with Halozyme Therapeutics over the best-selling cancer treatment. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026

The widening gap between those figures is where organizers see an opportunity. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Houthi rebels claimed attacks on airports in Abha and Riyadh that killed three people and wounded 36, drawing Saudi Arabia deeper into the widening Iran war. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Additional infrastructure over the years included widening 291, more traffic signals and a turning lane specifically for Costco. — Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026