Synonyms: wide, wide of the mark
Definition: not on target
Usage: the kick was wide; the arrow was wide of the mark; a claim that was wide of the truth
Similar words: inaccurate
Definition: not exact
Usage: an inaccurate translation; the thermometer is inaccurate
Synonyms: full, wide, wide-cut
Definition: having ample fabric
Usage: the current taste for wide trousers; a full skirt
Similar words: ample
Definition: more than enough in size or scope or capacity
Usage: had ample food for the party; an ample supply
Synonyms: broad, blanket, extensive, encompassing, panoptic, wide, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, across-the-board
Definition: broad in scope or content
Usage: 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- T.G.Winner; granted him wide powers
Similar words: comprehensive
Definition: including all or everything
Usage: comprehensive coverage; a comprehensive history of the revolution; a comprehensive survey; a comprehensive education
Synonyms: broad, spacious, wide
Definition: very large in expanse or scope
Usage: a broad lawn; the wide plains; a spacious view; spacious skies
Definition: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Usage: a large city; set out for the big city; a large sum; a big (or large) barn; a large family; big businesses; a big expenditure; a large number of newspapers; a big group of scientists; large areas of the world
Definition: (used of eyes) fully open or extended
Usage: stared with wide eyes
Definition: used of mouth or eyes
Usage: keep your eyes open; his mouth slightly opened
Definition: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
Usage: wide roads; a wide necktie; wide margins; three feet wide; a river two miles broad; broad shoulders; a broad river
Similar words: beamy
Definition: broad in the beam
Usage: a beamy cargo ship
Similar words: bird's-eye, panoramic
Definition: as from an altitude or distance
Usage: a bird's-eye survey; a panoramic view
Similar words: broad-brimmed
Definition: (of hats) having a broad brim
Similar words: deep
Definition: extending relatively far inward
Usage: a deep border
Similar words: fanlike
Definition: resembling a fan
Similar words: sweeping
Definition: taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
Usage: a sweeping glance; a wide-sweeping view of the river
Similar words: wide-screen
Definition: (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height
Synonyms: wide
Definition: great in degree
Usage: won by a wide margin