Antonyms for broad
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : brawd |
| Phonetic Transcription : brɔd |
Definition of broad
Origin :- Old English brad "broad, flat, open, extended," from Proto-Germanic *braithaz (cf. Old Frisian bred, Old Norse breiðr, Dutch breed, German breit, Gothic brouþs), of unknown origin. Not found outside Germanic languages. No clear distinction in sense from wide. Related: Broadly. Broad-brim as a style of hat (1680s, broad-brimmed) in 18c.-19c. suggested "Quaker male" from their characteristic attire.
- adj wide physically
- adj extensive
- adj full, obvious
- adj liberal-minded
- adj vulgar
- noun a woman
- There is a green meadow in the midst, on which rests a broad belt of sunshine.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- In the broad pathways of the ocean such a chance is doubtful.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Found his camp and a white gum marked with a broad arrow, but no water.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- As this new era approaches we can already see its broad outlines.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- They reached a broad flat, and the stallion gained with terrible insistence.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Let me illustrate this broad statement with reference to the subject of fears alone.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Amongst them was one for Mr. Raymount with a broad black border.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The charm of the place does not lie so much in detail as in broad effects.
- Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
- "The danger may bide," said he, shrugging his broad shoulders.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Burke's broad jowls shook from the force with which he snapped his jaws together.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
Synonyms for broad
- advanced
- all-embracing
- all-inclusive
- ample
- apparent
- babe
- bimbo
- blue
- capacious
- chick
- clear
- coarse
- comprehensive
- copious
- cultivated
- dame
- deep
- dirty
- dish
- doll
- doxy
- encyclopedic
- expansive
- experienced
- explicit
- extended
- extensive
- far-flung
- far-reaching
- female
- floozy
- full
- gal
- general
- generous
- girl
- gross
- honey
- immense
- improper
- inclusive
- indecent
- indelicate
- lady
- large
- lassie
- latitudinous
- low-minded
- miss
- moll
- nonspecific
- off-color
- open
- open-minded
- outspread
- outstretched
- permissive
- plain
- progressive
- purple
- racy
- radical
- risqué
- roomy
- salty
- saucy
- scopic
- skirt
- smutty
- spacious
- spicy
- splay
- squat
- straightforward
- suggestive
- sweeping
- sweet thing
- thick
- tolerant
- tootsie
- ubiquitous
- unbiased
- undetailed
- undisguised
- unequivocal
- universal
- unlimited
- unrefined
- unrestrained
- vast
- voluminous
- wicked
- wide
- wide-ranging
- widespread
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