Synonyms for broad
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Wide — comprehensive; liberal; enlarged
wide, large, comprehensive, sweeping, extensive, general, wide-reaching, vast, deep, big, extended, thick, across-the-board, all-embracing, ample, capacious, blanket, coarse, all-inclusive, vulgar, gross, roomy
2. Liberal — free; unrestrained; unconfined
liberal, expansive, large-minded, tolerant, broad-minded, catholic, free
3. Unsubtle — unsubtle; obvious
Other
full, generic, clear, high, open, spacious, eclectic, unspecific, unreserved
Noun
1. Bird — A woman or girl
woman, girl, miss, maiden formal, tart UK, damsel formal, missy, lassie UK, colleen IE, gal informal, girlie informal, bird slang, birdy CA, frail vulgar slang, dame slang dated US, skirt vulgar slang US, bitch vulgar slang, lass informal dated, chick slang, babe slang, wench dated, baggage vulgar, hen slang UK
Definitions
- adj. 1
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- adj. 2
Unsubtle; obvious.
- n. 1
A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- n. 2
A woman or girl.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- broads → women, girls, misses, maidens…
Example sentences
- wide The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.
- extensive The earthquake in Hokkaido caused extensive damage.
- comprehensive Sami made a very comprehensive list of the items.
- sweeping A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill.
- expansive I'd never seen such expansive scenery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| broad | steady | |
| wide | steady | |
| extensive | falling | |
| comprehensive | falling | |
| sweeping | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1, gal1, hen1
- 4 letters
- high1, free1, full1, open2, girl1, miss1, wide1, deep1, bird1, vast1, babe1, dame1, slut1, tart1
- 5 letters
- large1, woman2, clear1, bitch1, thick1, gross1, chick1, skirt1, whore1, ample2, missy2, frail1, roomy2, wench1
- 6 letters
- maiden2, vulgar2, coarse1, damsel2, wanton2, girlie2, lassie2, chippy2
- 7 letters
- general3, liberal3, blanket2, generic3, baggage2, obscene2, colleen2, trollop, cocotte
- 8 letters
- extended3, catholic2, sweeping2, tolerant3, spacious2, eclectic3, indecent3, unsubtle3, strumpet
- 9 letters
- extensive3, expansive3, capacious3
- 10 letters
- unreserved, unspecific, indelicate4
- 13 letters
- comprehensive4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).