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wide

/ wide /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
not on target
"the kick was wide"
"the arrow was wide of the mark"
"a claim that was wide of the truth"
Similar:
inaccurate
adverb Sense 2
far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark"
"a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
adverb Sense 3
with or by a broad space
"stand with legs wide apart"
"ran wide around left end"
adverb Sense 4
to or over a great extent or range; far
"wandered wide through many lands"
"he traveled widely"
adjective Sense 5
great in degree
"won by a wide margin"
Similar:
comfortable
Opposites:
narrow
adjective Sense 6
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
"wide roads"
"a wide necktie"
"wide margins"
"three feet wide"
"a river two miles broad"
"broad shoulders"
"a broad river"
Similar:
beamy bird's-eye panoramic broad-brimmed citywide countywide countrywide nationwide
Opposites:
narrow
See also:
comprehensive thick
adjective satellite Sense 7
having ample fabric
"the current taste for wide trousers"
"a full skirt"
Similar:
ample
adverb Sense 8
to the fullest extent possible
"open your eyes wide"
"with the throttle wide open"
adjective satellite Sense 9
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
"listened in round-eyed wonder"
"stared with wide eyes"
Similar:
open opened
adjective satellite Sense 10
very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"
"the wide plains"
"a spacious view"
"spacious skies"
Similar:
large big
adjective satellite Sense 11
great in range or scope
"an extended vocabulary"
"surgeons with extended experience"
"extensive examples of picture writing"
"suffered extensive damage"
"a wide selection"
Similar:
considerable
adjective satellite Sense 12
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"
"an all-embracing definition"
"blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"
"an invention with broad applications"
"a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"
"granted him wide"
Similar:
comprehensive
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
17
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
5
Relationship Distribution

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inaccurate comfortable narrow beamy bird's-eye panoramic broad-brimmed citywide countywide countrywide nationwide ample