Wide

Quick meaning: Wide is an adjective meaning Having a large physical extent from side to side.

Meaning

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

More Meanings

1. Large in scope.
2. (sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
3. On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
4. (phonetics, dated) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
5. (Scotland, Northern England, now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.
6. (slang, derogatory, humorous) Overweight, obese.
7. (obsolete) Located some distance away; distant, far.

Example Sentences

The inquiry had a wide remit.

We walked down a wide corridor.

That team needs a decent wide player.

Over a wider region either side of the path of totality, a partial eclipse is seen.

Word Forms

• wider
• widest
• wides

Synonyms for wide

Depending on context, synonyms include broad, thick, comprehensive, ample, heavy, extensive.

Antonyms for wide

Common opposites include narrow, thin, skinny, long, scrawny.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include broad, extensive, widely, extended, spacious, comprehensive.

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