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   Broad

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   adjective

   • 1. having an ample distance from side to side; wide: "a broad staircase" Similar widelargebigOpposite narrow
   • ▪ (after a measurement) giving the distance from side to side: "the valley is three miles long and half a mile broad" Similar in breadthin widthfrom side to sidewideacrossthickOpposite long
   • ▪ large in area; spacious: "a broad expanse of prairie" Similar extensivevastimmensegreatspaciousexpansivesizeablesweepingramblingrollingamplespread outfar reachingboundlessimmeasurable
   • 2. covering a large number and wide scope of subjects or areas: "a broad range of experience" Similar comprehensiveinclusiveextensivewidewide-rangingbroad-rangingencyclopedicall-embracinggeneraluniversalcatholiceclecticunlimitedcross-disciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinaryOpposite limited
   • ▪ having or incorporating a wide range of meanings, applications, or kinds of things; loosely defined: "three broad categories of mutual funds"
   • ▪ including or coming from many people of many kinds: "broad support for the president's foreign policy"
   • 3. general; without detail: "a broad outline of NATO's position" Similar generalnonspecificunspecificunfocusedroughapproximateoverallsweepingbasiclooseindefinitevaguehazyfuzzywoollyinformal:ballparkOpposite detailedprecise
   • ▪ (of a hint) clear and unambiguous; not subtle: "a broad hint" Similar obviousdirectplainclearunsubtleexplicitstraightforwardbaldclear-cutmanifestpatentconspicuoustransparentprominentunmistakableundisguisedunconcealedovertundeniableOpposite subtle
   • ▪ (of a phonetic transcription) showing only meaningful distinctions in sound and ignoring minor details.
   • 4. somewhat coarse and indecent: "what we regard as broad or even bawdy is a fact of nature to him" Similar indecentimpropercoarseunrefinedindelicateribaldrisquéracyrudespicysuggestivenaughtyindecorousoff colorearthysmuttydirtyfilthyvulgargrossinformal:bluenear the bonenear the knuckle
   • 5. (of a regional accent) very noticeable and strong: "his broad Bronx accent" Similar noticeablestrongthickheavypronouncedOpposite slight

   noun

   • 1. a woman: informal, dated North American "I get drunk, follow the pretty broads, and make a fool of myself"

   Word Origin Old Englishbrād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breed and German breit.

   Derivatives

   • 1. broadness noun

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   What does the word broad mean?

   • broad (n.) c. 1300, "breadth" (obsolete), from broad (adj.). Sense of "shallow, reedy lake formed by the expansion of a river over a flat surface" is a Norfolk dialect word from 1650s. Meaning "the broad part" of anything is by 1741.

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   What does broad mean in slang?

   • broad - slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" adult female , woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" Adj.

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   What does broad mean in writing?

   • What Is a Broad Statement? A broad statement is a general statement that can apply to a large group of items or people. A broad statement can also be defined as vague because it lacks the specifics or details to clarify the meaning.

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   What are synonyms of the word broad?

   • SYNONYMS. in breadth, in width, from side to side, wide, across, thick. ANTONYMS. long. 3 ‘a broad expanse of grass prairie’. SYNONYMS. extensive, vast, immense, great, spacious, expansive, sizeable, sweeping, rambling, rolling, ample, spread out, far reaching, boundless, immeasurable.

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   We awoke to broad daylight. not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine. Synonyms: open, wide, extensive. liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy. main or general: the broad outlines of a subject. plain or clear:

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   Definitions of broad. adjective. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. “a river two miles broad ”. “ broad shoulders”. “a broad river”. synonyms: wide. comprehensive, overarching. including all or everything.

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