↔️Wide

adjective
/waɪd/

Meaning

having a great distance from one side to the other; broad
having a great extent from side to side; broad

Example Sentences

The river is very wide at this point.

The river is wide enough to fit a boat.

Synonyms

broad, extensive, spacious, vast, expansive
Entry 1
broad, extensive, spacious, vast
Entry 2
broad, spacious, expansive, vast

Antonyms

narrow, thin, restricted, tight, confined
Entry 1
narrow, thin, restricted
Entry 2
narrow, tight, confined

Collocations

wide range, wide variety, wide open, wide awake, wide river, wide road
Entry 1
wide range, wide variety, wide open, wide awake
Entry 2
wide river, wide road, wide range

More Example Sentences

Food culture varies widely from country to country.

Marriage customs differ widely across different parts of the world.

The gap between online identity and real identity is gradually widening.

The theoretical framework I have used in this proposal is widely accepted.

Compare this to a pipeline - the wider the pipe, the more water flows through.

The gap in the quality of education between urban and rural areas is gradually widening.

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts until they slowly fall asleep, feeling safe and happy

A grandfather tells bedtime stories to his two grandchildren every night when they stay at his house sitting in a rocking chair beside their bed and making up adventures about brave knights and clever animals with different voices for each character while the children listen with wide eyes and big smiles and sometimes ask him to repeat their favorite parts until they slowly fall asleep, feeling safe and happy and he tiptoes out of the room, already planning tomorrow's story.

Related Vocabularies

Understanding or analyzing something through a comprehensive, integrated whole perspective.
simple or clear, without decoration or complexity
not in working order; unable to be used; defective
expressing or showing sadness and sorrow; inclined to weep
Amusingly unconventional and peculiar.
falling rapidly in copious streams; extremely heavy rainfall

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