Synonyms for widening
widen·ing

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1. widening, broadeningnoun

   an increase in width

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

2. turnout, wideningnoun

   a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

   Synonyms:
   output, outturn, broadening, sidetrack, rig, turnout, getup, siding, outfit, railroad siding

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

3. widening, broadeningnoun

   the act of making something wider

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

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1. List of paraphrases for "widening":

   enlargement, expansion, expanding, broadening, expand, growing, extension, extending, broaden, increasing, enlarging, dig, aggravation, worsening, widens, expanded

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How to use widening in a sentence?

1. Rebecca Siegel:

   It was surprising to see that the disparities by socioeconomic status are actually widening, wealth causes differences in exposure to risk factors and also access to high-quality cancer prevention, early detection and treatment.

2. Sara Bode:

   I really worry that prolonged closures are going to have a huge detriment, …Kids that are most likely affected first are kids that attend more large, urban school districts, as an example, which are also often families that come from a lower socioeconomic status and may have had some challenges with remote learning, and so we're just widening the gap.

3. Michael McCarthy:

   The problem is the widening of the dispute. Europe, the U.S. and China account for almost two thirds of global GDP, an ongoing disruption to trade between these three major economies, prosecuted for domestic political purposes, could sink global growth.

4. Jesse Vollmar:

   There was a widening gap between what was possible and what was actually being applied to agriculture.

5. Jake Klein:

   Investor sentiment in gold is understandably very low and investors have lost a lot of money, not withstanding that, the Australian gold sector is undoubtedly a good place to be. Costs are coming down and with the falling Aussie dollar supporting a higher A-dollar gold price, the profitability wedge per ounce is widening.