Antonyms for wide


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wahyd
Phonetic Transcription : waɪd


Definition of wide

Origin :
  • Old English wid, from Proto-Germanic *widas (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wid, Old Norse viðr, Dutch wijd, Old High German wit, German weit), perhaps from PIE *wi-ito-, from root *wi- "apart, away." Wide open "unguarded, exposed to attack" (1915) originally was in boxing, etc. Wide awake (adj.) is first recorded 1818; figurative sense of "alert, knowing" is attested from 1833.
  • adj expansive, roomy
  • adj off-course
Example sentences :
  • She threw herself on the wide divan, and he fixed pillows under her head.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There was now but "one wide river to cross," and the cars rolled on to the bridge.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • From far and wide, wild people flocked to the banks of the river.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The ranges are wide enough, but they're a prison just the same.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Mary Reynolds' eyes were wide with surprise and sudden hope.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • "Nay, there you are wide of the clout," the bowman said gravely.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • She was sitting forward on her chair, her wide young eyes on him.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She surmised shrewdly that on the Street their interests were wide apart.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • How she hated her, with her youth and freshness, her wide eyes, her soft red lips!
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Her world was in pieces about her, and she felt alone in a wide and empty place.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for wide

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