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Synonyms for Broad
brɔdbroad
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, wideAntonyms:
brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
broad
Synonyms:
wide, extensive, expansive, ample, liberal, comprehensive, unreserved, indelicate, coarse, genericAntonyms:
narrow, restricted, confined, limited, bigoted, prejudiced, illiberal, narrow-minded, reserved, veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded, refined, delicate, sketchy, specific, pointed
Princeton's WordNet
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-mindedwide, 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, broad, wide of the mark, all-embracing, across-the-board, tolerant, liberal, large-minded, wide, wide-cut, blanket(a), wide-eyedAntonyms:
incomprehensive, little, small, narrow, low, specific, unnoticeable, noncomprehensive, narrow-minded, unclearacross-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, narrowbroad, unspecificadjective
not detailed or specific
"a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
Synonyms:
broad, 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, unsubtleAntonyms:
narrow, unnoticeable, noncomprehensive, small, little, low, incomprehensive, specific, unclear, narrow-mindedbroad, unsubtleadjective
lacking subtlety; obvious
"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
Synonyms:
broad, 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, unsubtleAntonyms:
low, noncomprehensive, narrow, little, small, narrow-minded, unnoticeable, specific, incomprehensive, unclearbroad(a), full(a)adjective
being at a peak or culminating point
"broad daylight"; "full summer"
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small, specific, noncomprehensive, narrow, low, incomprehensive, unnoticeable, little, unclear, narrow-mindedbroad, spacious, wideadjective
very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
Synonyms:
broad, 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, unsubtleAntonyms:
little, small, noncomprehensive, narrow-minded, specific, incomprehensive, low, narrow, unclear, unnoticeablebroadadjective
(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, unsubtleAntonyms:
specific, unnoticeable, small, unclear, little, low, narrow, narrow-minded, incomprehensive, noncomprehensivebroad, 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:
broad, 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, unsubtleAntonyms:
narrow, unclear, small, little, incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, unnoticeable, narrow-minded, low, specific
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
broadadjective
Synonyms:
wide, extensive, extended, vast, wide-reaching, comprehensive, liberal, tolerant, catholic, indelicate, gross, questionable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#191 | general | |
#196 | full | |
#209 | great | |
#264 | long | |
#330 | big | |
#462 | large | |
#638 | major | |
#917 | wide | |
#1025 | overall | |
#1133 | huge | |
#1139 | kind | |
#1450 | grand | |
#1884 | giving | |
#2154 | comprehensive | |
#2259 | extended | |
#3029 | generic | |
#3482 | extensive | |
#3516 | broad | |
#3754 | massive | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#4832 | expanded | |
#5015 | widely | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5438 | vast | |
#5709 | resistant | |
#5953 | considerable | |
#8121 | enormous | |
#8689 | widespread | |
#10335 | spacious | |
#10526 | brett | |
#12059 | handsome | |
#12544 | extensively | |
#12717 | abundant | |
#13086 | enlarged | |
#13357 | ample | |
#14475 | coarse | |
#15908 | immense | |
#16667 | gigantic | |
#16820 | tolerant | |
#22281 | encompassing | |
#23873 | bulky | |
#24721 | expansive | |
#27383 | colossal | |
#33219 | bountiful | |
#36423 | roomy | |
#69465 | unreserved | |
#108253 | capacious | |
#136654 | unspecific | |
#140430 | commodious | |
#150634 | panoptic | |
#173882 | bounteous | |
#218450 | unsubtle | |
#230883 | indelicate |
How to use Broad in a sentence?
Under President Xi, the government has further tightened control over Christianity in President Xi broad efforts to' Sinicize' religion or' adopt Chinese characteristics' -- in other words, to ensure that religious groups support the government and the Chinese Communist Party, the shutdown of a Protestant church in Chengdu epitomizes the Xi Jinping government's relentless assault on religious freedom in China.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi:
This is a complicated matter and requires advanced technologies and broad investigations that could take months.
Right now we need leadership, we need to turn the page. I think that we need someone who has broad credibility with conservatives and centrists and moderates throughout the Congress. I think from what we just saw, Kevin doesn't have that.
Yeah, if it’s a great story definitely. Kids love it. I hear some 3 or 4 year old kids who can’t speak in complete sentences and they love to talk about Scooby-Doo. It’s fun. It’s really a great character. There’s not a lot of broad, young and smart, crazy, zany characters that you get to play like this. (Cinema Confidential; March 23, 2004)
The IEEPA framework is broad enough to do something blunt.
Translations for Broad
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- واسعArabic
- широкBulgarian
- širokýCzech
- bredDanish
- Weib, breit, BrautGerman
- ευρύςGreek
- piba, ancho, pavaSpanish
- پهنPersian
- leveä, lyyliFinnish
- fort, large, meuf, gonzesseFrench
- a leudScottish Gaelic
- ampioItalian
- 広いです, 助, 女Japanese
- ვრცელიGeorgian
- 노골적, 강하다, 여자, 계집애Korean
- широкMacedonian
- breedDutch
- szerokiPolish
- largo, amploPortuguese
- баба, в ширину, девкаRussian
- bred, tjejSwedish
- genişTurkish
- ברייטYiddish
- 广阔Chinese
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