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

As the days until payment is due tick grimly by, Irwin and Hester grow increasingly fretful and angry, and their widening divisions wrench the family apart, to intimately catastrophic effect. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Coreweave's five-year credit default swaps spiked above 1,289 basis points on Thursday, widening above their October peak, according to Deutsche Bank. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Strable says longer lives risks widening that gap unless employers and the pensions industry act. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

The Standard’s May 2025 coverage pointed to Plasticana’s relatively affordable pricing and the widening field of brands launching their own gardening-clog interpretations, a sign that the category has room to grow at multiple price points. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Income inequality has increased over the past 20 years, narrowing only during the 2008 and 2020 crises before quickly widening to prior levels. — Erin Kay Lockwood, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Critics warn that widening responsibility could punish people who committed no violence and make others afraid to protest. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Anime’s overseas revenues first overtook domestic in 2020 and have continued to pull ahead ever since, widening the gap between the two markets. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

France has its share of problems at the moment, from civil unrest over a widening gap in living standards to the broader planetary threat of climate change. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026