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Definitions

wide

[wahyd] / waɪd /
ADJECTIVE
expansive, roomy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ample broad deep expanded extensive far-reaching full immense large loose spacious vast
WEAK
advanced all-inclusive baggy capacious catholic commodious comprehensive dilated distended encyclopedic far-ranging general inclusive large-scale liberal open outspread outstretched radical scopic splay squat sweeping tolerant universal voluminous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
limited little miniature narrow restricted small tiny
WEAK
cramped straight
ADJECTIVE
off-course
Synonyms
STRONGEST
away far off remote
STRONG
astray
WEAK
distant far-off inaccurate off the mark off-target
Antonyms
WEAK
on-course on-target

Example Sentences

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Previous versions of the model used grid cells that were 25 kilometers wide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The company recently petitioned the FCC for permission to launch a prototype satellite made with a mirror 60 feet wide that could launch as soon as this summer.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But AI spending has made the current difference exceptionally wide: S&P companies are expected to earn $2.8 trillion this year but generate only $1.9 trillion in free cash.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Puka Nacua shattered Rams rookie records after the wide receiver was selected in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

At last we emerged into the wide courtyard inside the front gate of the prison and another long wait began.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.