English adjective: broad | |||
1. | broad having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other | ||
Samples | Wide roads. A wide necktie. Wide margins. Three feet wide. A river two miles broad. Broad shoulders. A broad river. | ||
Synonyms | wide | ||
Similar | beamy, bird's-eye, broad-brimmed, deep, fanlike, panoramic, sweeping, wide-screen | ||
See also | comprehensive, thick | ||
Attribute | breadth, width | ||
Antonyms | narrow | ||
2. | broad broad in scope or content | ||
Samples | 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. Granted him wide powers. | ||
Synonyms | across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide | ||
Similar | comprehensive | ||
Antonyms | incomprehensive, noncomprehensive | ||
3. | broad not detailed or specific | ||
Samples | A broad rule. The broad outlines of the plan. Felt an unspecific dread. | ||
Synonyms | unspecific | ||
Similar | general | ||
Antonyms | specific | ||
4. | broad lacking subtlety; obvious | ||
Samples | Gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave. | ||
Synonyms | unsubtle | ||
Similar | clear | ||
Antonyms | unclear | ||
5. | broad being at a peak or culminating point | ||
Samples | Broad daylight. Full summer. | ||
Synonyms | full | ||
Similar | high | ||
Antonyms | low | ||
6. | broad very large in expanse or scope | ||
Samples | A broad lawn. The wide plains. A spacious view. Spacious skies. | ||
Synonyms | spacious, wide | ||
Similar | big, large | ||
Antonyms | little, small | ||
7. | broad (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional | ||
Samples | A broad southern accent. | ||
Similar | noticeable | ||
Antonyms | unnoticeable | ||
8. | broad showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | ||
Samples | A broad political stance. Generous and broad sympathies. A liberal newspaper. Tolerant of his opponent's opinions. | ||
Synonyms | large-minded, liberal, tolerant | ||
Similar | broad-minded | ||
Antonyms | narrow-minded, narrow | ||
English noun: broad | |||
1. | broad (person) slang term for a woman | ||
Samples | A broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||