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. Ursula Marchioni:

   As long as the crude price stabilizes in the next few months we expect to see some renewed interest in broad-market commodity ETPs given the significant weight energy has within these broad market indices.

2. Abraham Lincoln:

   We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

3. Franklin P. Adams:

   When a man you like switches from what he said a year ago, or 4 years ago, he is a broad-minded person who has courage enough to change his mind with changing conditions. When a man you don't like does it, he is a liar who has broken his promises.

4. Evan Saitta:

   Males typically invest more into their ornamentation than do females, so the larger wide plates were likely from males, the broad, thin structure of the plates and their positioning on the back of the animal suggests that they were used in sexual display, analogous to the tail of a peacock. The broad, wide plates likely made a continuous display surface along the animal's back to attract mates, like a billboard.

5. Rand Paul:

   There are always going to be people who have chosen other candidates or who for one reason or another hold a grudge. But I think really with both A.J. and (Paul's other Iowa adviser, Steve Grubbs) there's a broad reach to a broad swath to the party.