Synonyms for widening
widen·ing

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1. widening, broadeningnoun

   an increase in width

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

2. turnout, wideningnoun

   a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

   Synonyms:
   output, outturn, broadening, sidetrack, rig, turnout, getup, siding, outfit, railroad siding

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

3. widening, broadeningnoun

   the act of making something wider

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

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1. List of paraphrases for "widening":

   enlargement, expansion, expanding, broadening, expand, growing, extension, extending, broaden, increasing, enlarging, dig, aggravation, worsening, widens, expanded

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1. Scott Minerd:

   As the Fed begins its easing campaign to try to extend an already long-in-the-tooth expansion, credit spreads are already tight across the fixed-income spectrum, credit spreads could get tighter in this liquidity-driven rally, but history has shown that the potential for widening from here is much greater.

2. The IEA:

   For this reason, producers are likely to grow still more competitive on pricing, sour crude markets appear especially oversupplied with discounts versus sweet grades widening. Europe is awash with competing sour crudes from the FSU (former Soviet Union) and Middle East and U.S. sour crudes remained depressed by refinery maintenance.

3. Neil Saunders:

   On the buyer front, more people are turning to secondhand as a way to save money when prices are high. And more people are selling their used goods to make a bit of extra money, so inflation is widening the number of people involved in the resale market and expanding the number of items available.

4. Firesign Theatre:

   The pyramid is opening up" "Which one?" " The one with the ever widening hole in it".

5. Paul Ryan:

   The intelligence committees, in their continuing, widening, ongoing investigations of all things Russia, got to the bottom -- at least so far with respect to our intelligence community -- that no such wiretap existed.