wide

of great or more than average width.
a wide road
including a great variety of people or things.
a wide range of opinion
his wide circle of friends
at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target.
the ball was wide of the leg stump

to the full extent.
his eyes opened wide
far from a particular or intended point or target.
his final touchline conversion drifted wide

a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.

Old English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin.

The plural form of wide is: wides.
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It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
wide is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Spanish: ancho, ancha, amplio, amplia, espacioso, espaciosa, vasto, vasta
German: weit, breit, großzügig, weitläufig
Portuguese: largo, amplo, espaçoso, vasto
French: large
Italian: ampio, largo, spazioso

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wide synonyms

Meaning broad:

Meaning across-the-board:

Meaning wide-cut:

Meaning astray:

Meaning widely:

Meaning (of land) not covered with buildings or trees:

Meaning of very great extent or quantity; immense:

Meaning fully extended or expanded:

Meaning (of clothing) loose and hanging in folds:

Meaning not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:

Meaning having a lot of space inside; roomy:

Meaning (especially of accommodation) having plenty of room; spacious:

Meaning large and accommodating:

Meaning showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected:

Meaning roomy and comfortable:

Meaning (of clothes) very loose or full; having much fabric:

Meaning bigger than the usual size:

Meaning not taut or held tightly in position; loose:

Meaning careless and unsystematic; excessively casual:

Meaning (especially of a garment) lacking a distinctive or attractive shape:

Meaning the sport or pastime of flying in a balloon:

Meaning (of fabric) filled with air and swelling outwards:

Meaning tending to flop or hang loosely:

Meaning of large content or scope; wide-ranging:

Meaning of wide range or scope:

Meaning extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree:

Meaning covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive:

Meaning wide in range or effect:

Meaning comprehensive in terms of information:

Meaning including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive:

Meaning affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread:

Meaning relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases:

Meaning including a wide variety of things; all-embracing:

Meaning containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way:

Meaning relating to more than one branch of knowledge:

Meaning combining or involving several academic disciplines or professional specializations in an approach to a topic or problem:

Meaning not accurate:

Meaning not at home or at one's place of work:

Meaning completely or entirely; to the fullest extent:

Meaning totally; utterly:

Meaning (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open:

Meaning (of a person's mouth) wide open in surprise or wonder:

Meaning (of an opening or space) very large and wide:

Meaning like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere:

Meaning in an incorrect or inexact manner:

wide antonyms

Meaning of small width in relation to length:

Meaning fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open:

Meaning limited in extent, number, scope, or action:

Meaning restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short:

Meaning (especially of information, measurements, or predictions) correct in all details; exact:

Meaning to some extent; not completely:

Meaning move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close:

Meaning in a way that is correct in all details; exactly:

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