Synonyms for broad
brɔdbroad

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1. 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, wide

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

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1. broad

   Synonyms:
   wide, extensive, expansive, ample, liberal, comprehensive, unreserved, indelicate, coarse, generic

   Antonyms:
   narrow, restricted, confined, limited, bigoted, prejudiced, illiberal, narrow-minded, reserved, veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded, refined, delicate, sketchy, specific, pointed

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1. 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-minded

2. wide, 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-eyed

   Antonyms:
   incomprehensive, little, small, narrow, low, specific, unnoticeable, noncomprehensive, narrow-minded, unclear

3. across-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, narrow

4. broad, 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, unsubtle

   Antonyms:
   narrow, unnoticeable, noncomprehensive, small, little, low, incomprehensive, specific, unclear, narrow-minded

5. broad, 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, unsubtle

   Antonyms:
   low, noncomprehensive, narrow, little, small, narrow-minded, unnoticeable, specific, incomprehensive, unclear

6. broad(a), full(a)adjective

   being at a peak or culminating point

   "broad daylight"; "full summer"

   Antonyms:
   small, specific, noncomprehensive, narrow, low, incomprehensive, unnoticeable, little, unclear, narrow-minded

7. broad, 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, unsubtle

   Antonyms:
   little, small, noncomprehensive, narrow-minded, specific, incomprehensive, low, narrow, unclear, unnoticeable

8. broadadjective

   (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, unsubtle

   Antonyms:
   specific, unnoticeable, small, unclear, little, low, narrow, narrow-minded, incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

9. broad, 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, unsubtle

   Antonyms:
   narrow, unclear, small, little, incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, unnoticeable, narrow-minded, low, specific

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1. broadadjective

   Synonyms:
   wide

2. broadadjective

   Synonyms:
   large, ample, extensive, expanded, extended, vast

3. broadadjective

   Synonyms:
   spread, diffused, open

4. broadadjective

   Synonyms:
   gross, coarse, indelicate, vulgar, obscene

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1. broadadjective

   Synonyms:
   wide, extensive, extended, vast, wide-reaching, comprehensive, liberal, tolerant, catholic, indelicate, gross, questionable

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1. 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

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1. Jerry Brito:

   The danger is that regulators, legislators and policymakers will be confused. They might paint Libra and bitcoin with a broad brush.

2. Jaroslaw Flis:

   The success of PiS is part of a broad cultural divide across the world, it's a divide between those who advocate economic solidarity and a uniformity of values, meaning they are socially conservative and support the welfare state, against those who back economic and social liberalism.

3. Gavin Naylor:

   The river sharks are particularly mysterious, they are archetypal, typical looking sharks like a great reef or bull shark. They sort of look like that but they have tiny little eyes and big broad fins.

4. Dodd Kittle:

   There's a broad recognition that people don't read white papers any more, they want investment strategies at their fingertips - in a quicker, more accessible fashion.

5. Norman Levine:

   It's just too broad, they wanted to please lots of people and ... when you try to please everybody you end up pleasing nobody, because you spread it too thin.