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wide

  • adjective
  • /waɪd/

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

Example

“We walked down a wide corridor.”

Other meanings

  1. Large in scope.

    “The inquiry had a wide remit.”

  2. Operating at the side of the playing area.

    “That team needs a decent wide player.”

Synonyms

  • broad

Antonyms

  • narrow
  • thin
  • skinny

Related words

  • a mile wide and an inch deep
  • by a wide margin
  • into the wide blue yonder
  • paint with a wide brush
  • en
  • midwide
  • wide awake
  • wide of the mark
  • wide-flung
  • wide blue yonder
  • wide open
  • wide receiver

Example sentences

  • “We're about to crack this case wide open.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “They conduct a company-wide survey.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “He had his eyes wide open, but didn't see her.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "wīd" (wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “wide” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.