Vocabulary

wide

wide

\ˈwīd\

adjective

: extending a great distance from one side to the other : not narrow: measured from side to side : having aspecified width: opened as far as possible

Full Definition

1 a : having great extent : vast <a wide area>
b : extending over a vast area : extensive <awide reputation>
c : extending throughout a specified area orscope - usually used in combination <nationwide> <industry-wide>
d : comprehensive, inclusive <a wideassortment>2 a : having a specified extension from side toside <3 feet wide>
b : having much extent between the sides :broad <a wide doorway>
c : fully opened <wide-eyed>
d : lax 43 a : extending or fluctuating considerablybetween limits <a wide variation>
b : straying or deviating from somethingspecified - used with of <the accusation waswide of the truth>4 of an animal ration : relatively rich incarbohydrate as compared with protein

synonyms see broad

Other forms: wider; wid·est

wide·ness noun

Examples

a wide roadthe widest part of the rivera wide smile

Origin: Middle English, from Old English wīd;akin to Old High German wīt wide.

First use: before 12th century

Synonyms: broad, fat, thick

Antonyms: hairline, narrow, paper-thin,skinny, slender, slim, slim-jim, thin

Synonyms: all, all of, all over, altogether,clean, completely, dead, enough, entire,entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily,out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite,soundly, thoroughly, through and through,totally, utterly, well, wholly, fully

Antonyms: half, halfway, incompletely, part,partially, partly

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wide

adverb

: at a great distance: to the side of something by a large distance: to the fullest extent : as fully as possible

Full Definition

1 a : over a great distance or extent : widely<searched far and wide>
b : over a specified distance, area, or extent -usually used in combination <expanded thebusiness country-wide>2 a : so as to leave much space or distancebetween <placed wide apart>
b : so as to pass at or clear by a considerabledistance <ran wide around left end>3 : to the fullest extent : completely, fully <wide open>

Other forms: wid·er; wid·est

Examples

The poles were placed wide apart.The shot landed wide.The arrow landed/went wide of the target.

First use: before 12th century

Synonyms: broad, fat, thick

Antonyms: hairline, narrow, paper-thin,skinny, slender, slim, slim-jim, thin

Synonyms: all, all of, all over, altogether,clean, completely, dead, enough, entire,entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily,out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite,soundly, thoroughly, through and through,totally, utterly, well, wholly, fully

Antonyms: half, halfway, incompletely, part,partially, partly