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Synonyms for WIDEN
ˈwaɪd nwiden
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
widen
Amplify is now rarely used in the sense of increase, to add material substance, bulk, volume, or the like; it is now almost wholly applied to discourse or writing, signifying to make fuller in statement, whether with or without adding matter of importance, as by stating fully what was before only implied, or by adding illustrations to make the meaning more readily apprehended, etc. The chief difficulty of very young writers is to amplify, to get beyond the bare curt statement by developing, expanding, unfolding the thought. The chief difficulty of those who have more material and experience is to condense sufficiently. So, in the early days of our literature amplify was used in the favorable sense; but at present this word and most kindred words are coming to share the derogatory meaning that has long attached to expatiate. We may develop a thought, expand an illustration, extend a discussion, expatiate on a hobby, dilate on something joyous or sad, enlarge a volume, unfold a scheme, widen the range of treatment.
Synonyms:
amplify, augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, unfoldAntonyms:
abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up, summarizePreposition:
To amplify on or upon the subject is needless. Amplify this matter by illustrations.
Princeton's WordNet
widenverb
become broader or wider or more extensive
"The road widened"
let out, widenverb
make (clothes) larger
"Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
Synonyms:
unwrap, divulge, bring out, let loose, give away, expose, widen, broaden, let out, break, emit, extend, reveal, discover, utter, let on, disclosewidenverb
make wider
"widen the road"
widen, broaden, extendverb
extend in scope or range or area
"The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
Synonyms:
go, unfold, exsert, hold out, branch out, strain, cover, diversify, broaden, draw out, let out, gallop, stretch, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, run, widen, expand, lead, poke out, carry, pass, protract, stretch forth, continue, reach out, prolong
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#123 | go | |
#617 | offer | |
#672 | run | |
#846 | cover | |
#985 | increase | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1482 | develop | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1618 | break | |
#2412 | carry | |
#2479 | enlarge | |
#2995 | discover | |
#3129 | expand | |
#4532 | extend | |
#4832 | expanded | |
#5572 | stretch | |
#6612 | strain | |
#6617 | expanding | |
#7124 | reveal | |
#7788 | dig | |
#8223 | extending | |
#9419 | disclose | |
#9954 | unwrap | |
#12366 | expose | |
#17054 | utter | |
#20313 | broaden | |
#22983 | emit | |
#23908 | widen | |
#25927 | unfold | |
#26007 | augment | |
#27628 | broadening | |
#32267 | diversify | |
#32756 | prolong | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#41877 | gallop | |
#42688 | divulge | |
#84676 | dilate | |
#311639 | protract |
How to use WIDEN in a sentence?
I think that we have to get to a space where athletes, where men in general and where parents, mentors, teachers... start to stretch and force and crack the idea of masculinity open, sports leagues have an opportunity and a responsibility to continue to widen our definitions of manhood, knowing that the more that they create spaces for people to be more themselves, the better player they'll actually be.
The Academy has no power over Hollywood. We have nothing to do with hiring, what we can do, however, is to get them to widen their normal stream of thought.
We're interested in individuals, in details, in ordinary things to, hopefully, make something extra-ordinary of them, at least to widen the scope, but we're really staying with this suburban doctor who refuses to become richer by changing practice because she wants to stay where she is to find out the identity of The Unknown Girl. That's what we're interested in, the moral responsibility that Jenny feels.
Larger new-issue premiums impact future bond pricing to a greater extent than we have seen in the past, due to the illiquidity in the secondary market, the existing secondary curve can widen because of a larger new-issue premium and the result is wider pricing points when an issuer or one of its peers seeks to return to the market.
The challenge today is that when (bond) credit spreads widen, they do so quickly, you have to be ready to jump on it.
Translations for WIDEN
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- rozšířitCzech
- erweitern, weitenGerman
- ensancharSpanish
- leventää, laajentua, laajentaaFinnish
- élargir, s’élargirFrench
- larjeskar, larjigarIdo
- allargarsi, allargare, allargereItalian
- 拡張する, 広める, 広げる, 大きい, 広まる, 広がるJapanese
- پان بوون, پان کردنKurdish
- alargarPortuguese
- расширять, расширить, расшириться, расширятьсяRussian
- utöka, utvidga, vidgaSwedish
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