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Textual thesaurus for "broad"

(adj) liberal, large-minded, tolerant

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

a broad political stance; generous and broad sympathies; a liberal newspaper; tolerant of his opponent's opinions


(adj) unsubtle

lacking subtlety; obvious

gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave


(adj) blanket, extensive, encompassing, panoptic, wide, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, across-the-board

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


(adj) unspecific

not detailed or specific

a broad rule; the broad outlines of the plan; felt an unspecific dread


(adj) full

being at a peak or culminating point

broad daylight; full summer


(adj) spacious, wide

very large in expanse or scope

a broad lawn; the wide plains; a spacious view; spacious skies


(adj) wide

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