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Synonyms for broad
brɔdbroad
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
broad
Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.
Synonyms:
abundant, ample, big, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wideAntonyms:
brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
broad
Synonyms:
wide, extensive, expansive, ample, liberal, comprehensive, unreserved, indelicate, coarse, genericAntonyms:
narrow, restricted, confined, limited, bigoted, prejudiced, illiberal, narrow-minded, reserved, veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded, refined, delicate, sketchy, specific, pointed
Princeton's WordNet
broadadjective
slang term for a woman
"a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
Antonyms:
incomprehensive, narrow, little, small, noncomprehensive, unnoticeable, low, specific, unclear, narrow-mindedwide, broadadjective
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"
Synonyms:
unsubtle, full, full(a), panoptic, all-encompassing, extensive, all-inclusive, unspecific, spacious, broad(a), encompassing, wide of the mark, all-embracing, across-the-board, tolerant, liberal, large-minded, wide, wide-cut, blanket(a), wide-eyedAntonyms:
incomprehensive, little, small, narrow, low, specific, unnoticeable, noncomprehensive, narrow-minded, unclearacross-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wideadjective
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 powers"
Antonyms:
little, incomprehensive, unnoticeable, low, narrow-minded, noncomprehensive, specific, small, unclear, narrowbroad, unspecificadjective
not detailed or specific
"a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
Synonyms:
full(a), panoptic, all-encompassing, extensive, all-inclusive, unspecific, spacious, broad(a), encompassing, blanket(a), all-embracing, across-the-board, tolerant, liberal, large-minded, wide, unsubtleAntonyms:
narrow, unnoticeable, noncomprehensive, small, little, low, incomprehensive, specific, unclear, narrow-mindedbroad, unsubtleadjective
lacking subtlety; obvious
"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
Synonyms:
full(a), panoptic, all-encompassing, extensive, all-inclusive, unspecific, spacious, broad(a), encompassing, blanket(a), all-embracing, across-the-board, tolerant, liberal, large-minded, wide, unsubtleAntonyms:
low, noncomprehensive, narrow, little, small, narrow-minded, unnoticeable, specific, incomprehensive, unclearbroad(a), full(a)adjective
being at a peak or culminating point
"broad daylight"; "full summer"
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small, specific, noncomprehensive, narrow, low, incomprehensive, unnoticeable, little, unclear, narrow-mindedbroad, spacious, wideadjective
very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
Synonyms:
full, full(a), panoptic, all-encompassing, extensive, roomy, all-inclusive, wide-eyed, unspecific, spacious, broad(a), encompassing, blanket(a), wide of the mark, all-embracing, across-the-board, tolerant, liberal, large-minded, wide, wide-cut, unsubtleAntonyms:
little, small, noncomprehensive, narrow-minded, specific, incomprehensive, low, narrow, unclear, unnoticeablebroadadjective
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
"a broad southern accent"
Synonyms:
full(a), panoptic, all-encompassing, extensive, all-inclusive, unspecific, spacious, broad(a), encompassing, blanket(a), all-embracing, across-the-board, tolerant, liberal, large-minded, wide, unsubtleAntonyms:
specific, unnoticeable, small, unclear, little, low, narrow, narrow-minded, incomprehensive, noncomprehensivebroad, large-minded, liberal, tolerantadjective
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
Synonyms:
bounteous, big, freehanded, full(a), panoptic, all-encompassing, extensive, all-inclusive, loose, unspecific, spacious, broad(a), patient of, encompassing, blanket(a), kind, free, all-embracing, across-the-board, tolerant, resistant, liberal, giving, bighearted, large-minded, wide, openhanded, handsome, bountiful, unsubtleAntonyms:
narrow, unclear, small, little, incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, unnoticeable, narrow-minded, low, specific
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
broadadjective
Synonyms:
wide, extensive, extended, vast, wide-reaching, comprehensive, liberal, tolerant, catholic, indelicate, gross, questionable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "broad":
wide, extensive, comprehensive, large, wide-ranging, vast, widespread, brett, general, broad-based, great, large-scale, major, big, far-reaching, extensively, overall, ample, extended, enlarged, wide-range, huge, broad-ranging, wide-scale, massive, expanded, broadly-based, widely
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#191 | general | |
#196 | full | |
#209 | great | |
#264 | long | |
#330 | big | |
#462 | large | |
#638 | major | |
#917 | wide | |
#1025 | overall | |
#1133 | huge | |
#1139 | kind | |
#1450 | grand | |
#1884 | giving | |
#2154 | comprehensive | |
#2259 | extended | |
#3029 | generic | |
#3482 | extensive | |
#3516 | broad | |
#3754 | massive | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#4832 | expanded | |
#5015 | widely | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5438 | vast | |
#5709 | resistant | |
#5953 | considerable | |
#8121 | enormous | |
#8689 | widespread | |
#10335 | spacious | |
#10526 | brett | |
#12059 | handsome | |
#12544 | extensively | |
#12717 | abundant | |
#13086 | enlarged | |
#13357 | ample | |
#14475 | coarse | |
#15908 | immense | |
#16667 | gigantic | |
#16820 | tolerant | |
#22281 | encompassing | |
#23873 | bulky | |
#24721 | expansive | |
#27383 | colossal | |
#33219 | bountiful | |
#36423 | roomy | |
#69465 | unreserved | |
#108253 | capacious | |
#136654 | unspecific | |
#140430 | commodious | |
#150634 | panoptic | |
#173882 | bounteous | |
#218450 | unsubtle | |
#230883 | indelicate |
How to use broad in a sentence?
We seem to have entered an economic downturn that will have a broad impact on the digital advertising business, it's always hard to predict how deep or how long these cycles will be, but I'd say that the situation seems worse than it did a quarter ago.
We expect to have a broad coalition in the near future.
Yossy is a dear friend, and I’ve worked with him for years within the community, and we’re outraged that he was assaulted and attacked in broad daylight in front of his 5-year-old son, there’s something very wrong with society that stories like this are happening across America – it’s become normal.
As a society we need to work together to reduce obesity and prediabetes in youth, this will take a broad public health approach from working in schools, families, and most importantly availability of healthy foods with a particular emphasis on populations that are( at) greatest risk such as the youth population.
ISIS, almost everywhere, does not command broad popular support, most people in this part of the world, from Lebanon down to Egypt, are not extremist Salafist. They might be very religious, but they are not that extreme. Whenever I look at videos of ISIS parades, including in places such as Mosul, one ingredient is always missing – popular support. You don’t see big numbers participating in their parades.
Translations for broad
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- واسعArabic
- широкBulgarian
- širokýCzech
- bredDanish
- Weib, breit, BrautGerman
- ευρύςGreek
- piba, ancho, pavaSpanish
- پهنPersian
- leveä, lyyliFinnish
- fort, large, meuf, gonzesseFrench
- a leudScottish Gaelic
- ampioItalian
- 広いです, 助, 女Japanese
- ვრცელიGeorgian
- 노골적, 강하다, 여자, 계집애Korean
- широкMacedonian
- breedDutch
- szerokiPolish
- largo, amploPortuguese
- баба, в ширину, девкаRussian
- bred, tjejSwedish
- genişTurkish
- ברייטYiddish
- 广阔Chinese
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