broad

Adjective
  1. Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other (synset 302571278)
    "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
    also:
    • comprehensive - including all or everything
    • thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
    tells us about: breadth, width - the extent of something from side to side
    similar to:
    • beamy - broad in the beam
    • bird's-eye, panoramic - as from an altitude or distance
    • broad-brimmed - (of hats) having a broad brim
    • deep - extending relatively far inward
    • fanlike - resembling a fan
    • sweeping - taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
    • wide-screen - (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height
    same as: wide
  2. Broad in scope or content (synset 300528239)
    "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"; "granted him wide powers"
    similar to: comprehensive - including all or everything
    same as: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
  3. Not detailed or specific (synset 301105584)
    "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
    similar to: general - applying to all or most members of a category or group
    same as: unspecific
  4. Lacking subtlety;
    Obvious (synset 300430374)
    "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
    similar to: clear - readily apparent to the mind
    same as: unsubtle
  5. Being at a peak or culminating point (synset 301214203)
    "broad daylight"; "full summer"
    similar to: high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    same as: full
  6. Very large in expanse or scope (synset 301387146)
    "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
    similar to: big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    same as: spacious, wide
  7. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional (synset 301290162)
    "a broad southern accent"
    similar to: noticeable - capable or worthy of being noticed
  8. Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness (synset 300287703)
    "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
    similar to: broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own
    same as: large-minded, liberal, tolerant
Noun
  1. Slang term for a woman (synset 109895129)
    "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
    is a type of: adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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