WIDE

Pronunciation (US):

• WIDE (adjective)
  The adjective WIDE has 7 senses:

1. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
2. broad in scope or content
3. (used of eyes) fully open or extended
4. very large in expanse or scope
5. great in degree
6. having ample fabric
7. not on target

  Familiarity information: WIDE used as an adjective is common.

• WIDE (adverb)
  The adverb WIDE has 4 senses:

1. with or by a broad space
2. to the fullest extent possible
3. far from the intended target
4. to or over a great extent or range; far

  Familiarity information: WIDE used as an adverb is uncommon.

• WIDE (adjective)

Meaning:

Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

Synonyms:

wide; broad

Context examples:

wide roads / a wide necktie / wide margins / three feet wide / a river two miles broad / broad shoulders / a broad river

Similar:

deep (extending relatively far inward)

fanlike (resembling a fan)

sweeping (taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination)

wide-screen ((motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height)

broad-brimmed ((of hats) having a broad brim)

bird's-eye; panoramic (as from an altitude or distance)

beamy (broad in the beam)

Also:

thick (not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions)

comprehensive (including all or everything)

Attribute:

breadth; width (the extent of something from side to side)

Antonym:

narrow (not wide)

Meaning:

Broad in scope or content

Synonyms:

encompassing; blanket; all-inclusive; all-encompassing; all-embracing; across-the-board; wide; panoptic; extensive; broad

Context examples:

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 / granted him wide powers

Similar:

comprehensive (including all or everything)

Meaning:

(used of eyes) fully open or extended

Synonyms:

wide-eyed; wide

Context example:

stared with wide eyes

Similar:

open; opened (used of mouth or eyes)

Meaning:

Very large in expanse or scope

Synonyms:

spacious; wide; broad

Context examples:

a broad lawn / the wide plains / a spacious view / spacious skies

Similar:

big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

Meaning:

Great in degree

Context example:

won by a wide margin

Similar:

comfortable (more than adequate)

Antonym:

narrow (very limited in degree)

Meaning:

Having ample fabric

Synonyms:

wide-cut; wide; full

Context examples:

the current taste for wide trousers / a full skirt

Similar:

ample (more than enough in size or scope or capacity)

Meaning:

Not on target

Synonyms:

wide of the mark; wide

Context examples:

the kick was wide / the arrow was wide of the mark / a claim that was wide of the truth

Similar:

inaccurate (not accurate)

• WIDE (adverb)

Meaning:

With or by a broad space

Context examples:

stand with legs wide apart / ran wide around left end

Meaning:

To the fullest extent possible

Context examples:

open your eyes wide / with the throttle wide open

Meaning:

Far from the intended target

Synonyms:

astray; wide

Context examples:

the arrow went wide of the mark / a bullet went astray and killed a bystander

Meaning:

To or over a great extent or range; far

Synonyms:

widely; wide

Context examples:

wandered wide through many lands / he traveled widely