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Broad

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

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Similar meaning 28

Beamy 84% connected

Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining.

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Beamy 84% connected

Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining.

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Bird's-eye 84% connected

Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view.

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Bird's-eye 84% connected

Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view.

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Broad-brimmed 84% connected

Having a broad brim.

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Broad-brimmed 84% connected

Having a broad brim.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Comprehensive 84% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

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Comprehensive 84% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deep 84% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Fanlike 84% connected

Resembling a fan;

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Fanlike 84% connected

Resembling a fan;

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General 84% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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General 84% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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High 84% connected

To hie.

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High 84% connected

To hie.

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Large 84% connected

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious;…

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Large 84% connected

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious;…

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Noticeable 84% connected

Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous.

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Noticeable 84% connected

Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous.

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Panoramic 84% connected

Alt. of Panoramical

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Panoramic 84% connected

Alt. of Panoramical

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Sweeping 84% connected

of Sweep

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Sweeping 84% connected

of Sweep

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Broader term 1

Woman 76% connected

An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.

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Derivationally related 4

Broadness 74% connected

The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.

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Broadness 74% connected

The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.

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Wideness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great extent from side to side; as, the wideness of a room.

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Wideness 74% connected

The quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great extent from side to side; as, the wideness of a room.

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Attribute 4

Breadth 66% connected

Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.

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Breadth 66% connected

Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.

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Width 66% connected

The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.

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Width 66% connected

The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.

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See also 4

Comprehensive 66% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

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Comprehensive 66% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

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Thick 66% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thick 66% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Synonym 8

Blanket 92% connected

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as…

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Encompassing 92% connected

of Encompass

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Extensive 92% connected

Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive s…

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Full 92% connected

Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anythin…

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Liberal 92% connected

Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spi…

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Spacious 92% connected

Extending far and wide; vast in extent.

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Tolerant 92% connected

Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.

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Wide 92% connected

Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow…

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Antonym 2

Narrow 94% connected

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

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Narrow 94% connected

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

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