Another word for broad
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Adjective
Extending over a large area from side to side
- Having a specified extent from side to side:
- Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad:
- Having great extent or range; including much or many:
See also:Large in expanse
- Having enough or abundant space or room; large in area or extent:
- Large in range or scope:
- Large in extent, range, or amount.
- Of or relating to the cultivation of vast areas of land with a minimum of labor or expense.
- Capable of expanding or tending to expand.
- Broad in size or extent; comprehensive:
- Open and communicative; talkative or effusive:
- Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity:
- Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose:
- Plump or bulky:
See also:Covering a wide scope
See also:Not narrow or conservative in thought, expression, or conduct
- Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing:
- Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition:
- Moving forward; advancing.
- Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments:
- Open to or favoring new ideas, policies, or methods:
- Receptive to new and different ideas or the opinions of others:
- Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.
- Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.
- Having or characterized by tolerant or liberal views.
Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety
- Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Easily perceived or understood; apparent.
- Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent:
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
- Not obscured or darkened; bright:
- Easily seen through; transparent:
Offensive to accepted standards of decency
- Obscene, lewd, or vulgar:
- Grimy; unkempt:
- Uninhibited. Used of sex.
- Crudely indecent:
- Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement:
- Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior:
- soiled with smut
- affected with plant smut
- pornographic or indecent
- Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
- Expressed in vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
- Of a malicious or slanderous nature; defamatory:
- Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.
- A vulgar, lewdly funny person.
- Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
- Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
- Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.
- Offensive to accepted standards of decency.
- Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.
- Morally repulsive; disgusting:
- Disgusting or repellent:
- Unpleasantly cold or wet:
- Dirty; filthy.
- Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
- Obscene; indecent.
- Wicked.
- Exclusive of deductions; total:
- Unmitigated in any way; utter:
- So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
- Offensive to the senses; revolting:
- Having a bad odor or taste:
- Rotten or putrid:
- Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty.
- Obscene or offensive:
- Vile; nasty:
- Licentious; obscene.
- Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
- Spreading dirt; polluting:
- Apt to soil with dirt or grime:
- Of low, common, or inferior quality.
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- Vulgar or indecent:
- Humorously coarse; lewd or risqué:
- The area surrounding a barn, often enclosed by a fence.
- Coarse or indecent:
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Another word for broad
Modifier
Physically wide
- Containing all that is normal or possible:
- Complete in every particular:
- Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count.
- Spread or scattered over a considerable extent:
- Occurring or accepted widely:
- Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin:
- Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension:
- Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset:
- extended or stretched out
- simple past tense and past participle of outstretch
- Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy:
- To stretch or extend or to be stretched or extended.
- The act of spreading out.
- Something spread out; an expanse.
- Having plenty of room; spacious:
- Very great in size, extent, or amount:
- Of great scope or consequence:
- Capable of expanding or tending to expand.
- Broad in size or extent; comprehensive:
- Open and communicative; talkative or effusive:
- Extending far downward below a surface:
- Extending far inward from an outer surface:
- Extending far backward from front to rear:
- Having enough or abundant space or room; large in area or extent:
- Large in range or scope:
- Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity:
- Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose:
- Plump or bulky:
- Large in extent, range, or amount.
- Of or relating to the cultivation of vast areas of land with a minimum of labor or expense.
- Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.
- Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.
- Important; significant:
- Stretched or pulled out:
- Continued for a long period of time; protracted:
- Enlarged or broad in meaning, scope, or influence:
- Having a specified extent from side to side:
- Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad:
- Having great extent or range; including much or many:
Extensive
- Remote; distant.
- Widely distributed; wide-ranging.
- Including everything; comprehensive.
- Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.
Culturally wide
- Pertinent or common to the whole world:
- Having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world:
- So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest:
- Having had experience in an activity or in life in general:
- Skilled or knowledgeable as the result of active participation or practice:
- Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation:
- Educated; polished; refined.
See also:Tolerant
- Without bias or prejudice; impartial.
- Receptive to new and different ideas or the opinions of others:
- Moving forward; advancing.
- Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments:
- Open to or favoring new ideas, policies, or methods:
See also:Indelicate
- soiled with smut
- affected with plant smut
- pornographic or indecent
- Tending to suggest; evocative:
- Stimulating further thought:
- Conveying a hint or suggestion:
- Exhibiting bad taste:
- Varying from the usual, expected, or required color.
- Not in good health or spirits.
- Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
- Spreading dirt; polluting:
- Apt to soil with dirt or grime:
See also:Clear
- Readily seen; visible:
- Readily understood; clear or obvious:
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming:
- Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied:
- Fully developed or formulated:
- Forthright and unreserved in expression:
- Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous:
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Synonym Study
- Deep , in this connection, refers to extent backward, as from the front or an opening a deep lot, a deep cave
- Broad and wide both are applied to extent from side to side of surfaces having height or length, wide being preferred when the distance between limits is stressed two feet wide, a wide aperture, and broad, when the full extent of surface is considered broad hips, broad plains
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