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Antonyms of adj wide

7 senses of wide

Sense 1
wide (vs. narrow), broad -- (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river")

narrow (vs. wide) -- (not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page")
        => constricting, constrictive, narrowing -- ((of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom)
        => narrowed -- (reduced in size as by squeezing together; "his narrowed eyes")
        => narrow-mouthed -- (having a narrow mouth)
        => slender, thin -- (very narrow; "a thin line across the page")
        => strait -- (narrow; "strait is the gate")
        => straplike -- (long and narrow like a strap; "straplike leaves")
        => tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs")

Sense 2
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket (prenominal), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide -- (broad in scope or content; "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")

INDIRECT (VIA comprehensive) -> noncomprehensive, incomprehensive -- (not comprehensive)

Sense 3
wide-eyed, wide -- ((used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes")

INDIRECT (VIA open) -> closed, shut -- (used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight")

Sense 4
broad, spacious, wide -- (very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies")

INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group")
INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group")

Sense 5
wide (vs. narrow) -- (great in degree; "won by a wide margin")

narrow (vs. wide) -- (very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape")
        => bare (prenominal), marginal -- (just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory")

Sense 6
wide, wide-cut, full -- (having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt")

INDIRECT (VIA ample) -> meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy -- (deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare")

Sense 7
wide, wide of the mark -- (not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth")

INDIRECT (VIA inaccurate) -> accurate -- (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale")

Similarity of adj wide

7 senses of wide

Sense 1
wide (vs. narrow), broad -- (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river")
       => beamy -- (broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship")
       => bird's-eye, panoramic -- (as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view")
       => broad-brimmed -- ((of hats) having a broad brim)
       => deep -- (extending relatively far inward; "a deep border")
       => fanlike -- (resembling a fan)
       => sweeping -- (taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river")
       => wide-screen (prenominal) -- ((motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height)
          Also See-> comprehensive#1; thick#1

Sense 2
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket (prenominal), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide -- (broad in scope or content; "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")
       => comprehensive (vs. noncomprehensive) -- (including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education")

Sense 3
wide-eyed, wide -- ((used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes")
       => open (vs. closed), opened -- (used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened")

Sense 4
broad, spacious, wide -- (very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies")
       => large (vs. small), big (vs. little) -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "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")

Sense 5
wide (vs. narrow) -- (great in degree; "won by a wide margin")
       => comfortable -- (more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead")

Sense 6
wide, wide-cut, full -- (having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt")
       => ample (vs. meager) -- (more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply")

Sense 7
wide, wide of the mark -- (not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth")
       => inaccurate (vs. accurate) -- (not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate")

Synonyms of adv wide

4 senses of wide

Sense 1
wide -- (with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end")

Sense 2
wide -- (to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open")

Sense 3
wide, astray -- (far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander")

Sense 4
wide, widely -- (to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely")


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"straplike leaves") => tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs") Sense 2 across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket (prenominal), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide -- (broad in scope or content; "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") INDIRECT (VIA comprehensive) -> noncomprehensive, incomprehensive -- (not comprehensive) Sense 3 wide-eyed, wide -- ((used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes") INDIRECT (VIA open) -> closed, shut -- (used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight") Sense 4 broad, spacious, wide -- (very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies") INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group") INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group") Sense 5 wide (vs. narrow) -- (great in degree; "won by a wide margin") narrow (vs. wide) -- (very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape") => bare (prenominal), marginal -- (just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory") Sense 6 wide, wide-cut, full -- (having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt") INDIRECT (VIA ample) -> meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy -- (deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare") Sense 7 wide, wide of the mark -- (not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth") INDIRECT (VIA inaccurate) -> accurate -- (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale") Similarity of adj wide 7 senses of wide Sense 1 wide (vs. narrow), broad -- (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river") => beamy -- (broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship") => bird's-eye, panoramic -- (as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view") => broad-brimmed -- ((of hats) having a broad brim) => deep -- (extending relatively far inward; "a deep border") => fanlike -- (resembling a fan) => sweeping -- (taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river") => wide-screen (prenominal) -- ((motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height) Also See-> comprehensive#1; thick#1 Sense 2 across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket (prenominal), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide -- (broad in scope or content; "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") => comprehensive (vs. noncomprehensive) -- (including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education") Sense 3 wide-eyed, wide -- ((used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes") => open (vs. closed), opened -- (used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened") Sense 4 broad, spacious, wide -- (very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies") => large (vs. small), big (vs. little) -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "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") Sense 5 wide (vs. narrow) -- (great in degree; "won by a wide margin") => comfortable -- (more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead") Sense 6 wide, wide-cut, full -- (having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt") => ample (vs. meager) -- (more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply") Sense 7 wide, wide of the mark -- (not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth") => inaccurate (vs. accurate) -- (not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate") Synonyms of adv wide 4 senses of wide Sense 1 wide -- (with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end") Sense 2 wide -- (to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open") Sense 3 wide, astray -- (far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander") Sense 4 wide, widely -- (to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely")
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