wide - Definition and Meaning

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Wide Definition

(adjective)

definitions

of great or more than average width

examples

a wide road

synonyms

broad extensive spacious open vast spread out outspread baggy loose capacious roomy ample full generous generously cut commodious voluminous oversize

(adjective)

definitions

including a great variety of people or things

examples

a wide range of opinion

his wide circle of friends

synonyms

comprehensive ample broad extensive large large-scale vast immense far-ranging wide-ranging expansive sweeping encyclopedic exhaustive general all-inclusive all-embracing universal catholic compendious cross-disciplinary interdisciplinary multidisciplinary

(adjective)

definitions

at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target

examples

the ball was wide of the leg stump

synonyms

off target off the mark wide of the mark/target inaccurate off course astray nowhere near out

(adverb)

definitions

to the full extent

examples

his eyes opened wide

synonyms

fully open open wide gaping agape yawning cavernous fully to the fullest/furthest extent as far/much as possible all the way completely

(adverb)

definitions

far from a particular or intended point or target

examples

his final touchline conversion drifted wide

synonyms

off target wide of the mark/target off course inaccurately astray

(noun)

definitions

a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batter to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side

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