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   broad

   /brôd/

   adjective

   • 1. having an ample distance from side to side; wide: "a broad staircase" Similar widelargebigOpposite narrow
   • ▪ (after a measurement) giving the distance from side to side: "the valley is three miles long and half a mile broad" Similar in breadthin widthfrom side to sidewideacrossthickOpposite long
   • ▪ large in area; spacious: "a broad expanse of prairie" Similar extensivevastimmensegreatspaciousexpansivesizeablesweepingramblingrollingamplespread outfar reachingboundlessimmeasurable
   • 2. covering a large number and wide scope of subjects or areas: "a broad range of experience" Similar comprehensiveinclusiveextensivewidewide-rangingbroad-rangingencyclopedicall-embracinggeneraluniversalcatholiceclecticunlimitedcross-disciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinaryOpposite limited
   • ▪ having or incorporating a wide range of meanings, applications, or kinds of things; loosely defined: "three broad categories of mutual funds"
   • ▪ including or coming from many people of many kinds: "broad support for the president's foreign policy"
   • 3. general; without detail: "a broad outline of NATO's position" Similar generalnonspecificunspecificunfocusedroughapproximateoverallsweepingbasiclooseindefinitevaguehazyfuzzywoollyinformal:ballparkOpposite detailedprecise
   • ▪ (of a hint) clear and unambiguous; not subtle: "a broad hint" Similar obviousdirectplainclearunsubtleexplicitstraightforwardbaldclear-cutmanifestpatentconspicuoustransparentprominentunmistakableundisguisedunconcealedovertundeniableOpposite subtle
   • ▪ (of a phonetic transcription) showing only meaningful distinctions in sound and ignoring minor details.
   • 4. somewhat coarse and indecent: "what we regard as broad or even bawdy is a fact of nature to him" Similar indecentimpropercoarseunrefinedindelicateribaldrisquéracyrudespicysuggestivenaughtyindecorousoff colorearthysmuttydirtyfilthyvulgargrossinformal:bluenear the bonenear the knuckle
   • 5. (of a regional accent) very noticeable and strong: "his broad Bronx accent" Similar noticeablestrongthickheavypronouncedOpposite slight

   noun

   • 1. a woman: informal, dated North American "I get drunk, follow the pretty broads, and make a fool of myself"

   Word Origin Old Englishbrād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breed and German breit.

   Derivatives

   • 1. broadness noun

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   Definitions of broad. adjective. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. “a river two miles broad ” “ broad shoulders” “a broad river” synonyms: wide. comprehensive, overarching. including all or everything. thick.

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   adjective. , broad·er, broad·est. of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across. Antonyms: narrow. measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad. of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean. Synonyms: vast, ample, extensive. wide-open; full: We awoke to broad daylight.

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