having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; wide roads; a wide necktie; wide margins; three feet wide; a river two miles broad; broad shoulders; a broad river

[ Syn: broad ]

great in degree; won by a wide margin'

with or by a broad space; stand with legs wide apart; ran wide around left end'

to the fullest extent possible; open your eyes wide; with the throttle wide open'

far from the intended target; the arrow went wide of the mark; a bullet went astray and killed a bystander

[ Syn: astray , astray , astray , astray , astray , astray , astray , astray ]

to or over a great extent or range; far; wandered wide through many lands; he traveled widely

[ Syn: widely , widely , widely , widely , widely , widely , widely , widely ]

broad in scope or content; across-the-board pay increases; an all-embracing definition; blanket sanctions against human-rights violators; an invention with broad applications; a panoptic study of Soviet nationality- T.G.Winner; granted him wide powers

[ Syn: across-the-board , all-embracing , all-encompassing , all-inclusive , blanket , broad , encompassing , extensive , panoptic ]

(used of eyes) fully open or extended; stared with wide eyes

[ Syn: wide-eyed ]

very large in expanse or scope; a broad lawn; the wide plains; a spacious view; spacious skies

[ Syn: broad , spacious ]

having ample fabric; the current taste for wide trousers; a full skirt

[ Syn: wide-cut , full ]

not on target; the kick was wide; the arrow was wide of the mark; a claim that was wide of the truth

[ Syn: wide of the mark ]