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

Shawn Ryan Tackling a distance like that will need considerably more solar area, but Ryan has ruled out the obvious fix of simply widening his current upright bike and plastering it with panels. — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Both applications were approved in 2025, widening Hot Girl Pickles' audience to include less-online buyers. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Any road improvements or development will be Velocity Arts’s responsibility, according to city documents, including widening Clare Road, paving 167th Street from Clare to I-35 and improving the Clare Road bridge over I-35. — Taylor O'Connor 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

This fresh water aggressively dissolves the salt walls, widening the cavern and dangerously thinning the structural pillars between adjacent domes. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

The plot against Zeraati is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian government which involves hiring criminals—Russian mobsters, Hells Angels bikers, and even Swedish teen-agers—to attack its detractors and sow fear among Iranians in exile. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Collins raised concern on Saturday that a widening trade war could hurt niche industries in Maine, which relies on Canadian processing facilities across the border for its blueberries and lobster. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

Ukraine has developed an arsenal of long-range drones and its own cruise missiles which are being used against a widening array of targets inside Russia. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026