Textual thesaurus for "wide"

(adj) wide of the mark

not on target

the kick was wide; the arrow was wide of the mark; a claim that was wide of the truth

(adj) full, wide-cut

having ample fabric

the current taste for wide trousers; a full skirt

(adj) broad, blanket, extensive, encompassing, panoptic, 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) broad, spacious

very large in expanse or scope

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

(adj) wide-eyed

(used of eyes) fully open or extended

stared with wide eyes

(adj) broad

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

(adv) widely

to or over a great extent or range; far

wandered wide through many lands; he traveled widely

(adv) astray

far from the intended target

the arrow went wide of the mark; a bullet went astray and killed a bystander