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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 | ||
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