4. (verb)widen, broaden, extend extend in scope or range or area Synonyms: go, unfold, exsert, hold out, branch out, strain, cover, diversify, broaden, draw out, let out, gallop, stretch, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, run, widen, expand, lead, poke out, carry, pass, protract, stretch forth, continue, reach out, prolong Antonyms: narrow, contract
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'widen'
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1. widen Amplify is now rarely used in the sense of increase, to add material substance, bulk, volume, or the like; it is now almost wholly applied to discourse or writing, signifying to make fuller in st Synonyms: amplify, augment, dilate, expand, extend, unfold, develop, enlarge, expatiate, increase, widen Antonyms: abbreviate, amputate, condense, cut down, reduce, summarize, abridge, "boil down, " curtail, epitomize, retrench, sum up
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