broad

adjective

UK /brɔːd/

Word Forms

adjective	broad
comparative	broader
superlative	broadest

1
wide
He was of medium height, but had very broad shoulders.
a broad shady path
With a broad sweep of his arm, he indicated the town below us.
a broad expanse (=a wide area):
The road passed through a broad expanse of flooded fields.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe width
across
attenuated
broad
1. 1a
  a broad smile is very wide, showing that a person is very happy
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe smiles
  brittle
  broad
  broadly
2
including many different things or people
a broad range/spectrum:
I meet a broad range of people in my job.
Our radio station plays a broad spectrum of popular music.
a broad base:
The party is now struggling to maintain a broad political base.
broad appeal:
The new TV show has broad appeal.
broad categories:
Tropical diseases fall into two broad categories.
Synonyms and related words
Different and differently
conflicting
different
various
3
expressed in a general way, without many details
We need to define a broad strategy for future development.
broad aims:
We support the broad aims which underlie this Bill.
a broad outline:
This chapter can only give a broad outline of the subject.
in the broadest sense:
It’s conservative, in the broadest sense of the word.
a broad generalization:
You make too many broad generalizations about people.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe descriptions
101
blow-by-blow
broad
1. 3a
  if there is broad agreement about something, most people agree about it in a general way, even if they do not agree on all its details
  There is now a broad consensus that the government was right about this.
  Synonyms and related words
  Describing agreement and agreements
  agreed
  binding
  qualified
4
a broad accent (=way of speaking) is very noticeable and typical of the area you come from, and may be difficult to understand
a broad northern accent
Synonyms and related words
Accents and describing accents
accent
accented
broad
1. 4a
  a broad hint is an instance in which you let someone know something in an obvious way without telling them directly
  Synonyms and related words
  Being careful about what you say
  imply
  get at
  convey

phrases

in broad daylight

it’s as broad as it is long

broad

adjective

US /brɔd/

Word Forms

adjective	broad
comparative	broader
superlative	broadest

1
wide
He was of medium height, but had very broad shoulders.
a broad shady path
With a broad sweep of his arm, he indicated the town below us.
a broad expanse (=a wide area):
The road passed through a broad expanse of flooded fields.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe width
across
attenuated
broad
1. 1a
  a broad smile is very wide, showing that a person is very happy
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe smiles
  brittle
  broad
  broadly
2
including many different things or people
a broad range/spectrum:
I meet a broad range of people in my job.
Our radio station plays a broad spectrum of popular music.
a broad base:
The party is now struggling to maintain a broad political base.
broad appeal:
The new TV show has broad appeal.
broad categories:
Tropical diseases fall into two broad categories.
Synonyms and related words
Different and differently
conflicting
different
various
3
if there is broad agreement about something, most people agree about it in a general way, even if they do not agree on all its details
There is now a broad consensus that the president was right about this.
Synonyms and related words
Describing agreement and agreements
agreed
binding
qualified
1. 3a
  expressed in a general way, without many details
  We need to define a broad strategy for future development.
  broad aims:
  We support the broad aims which underlie this Bill.
  a broad outline:
  This chapter can only give a broad outline of the subject.
  in the broadest sense:
  It’s conservative, in the broadest sense of the word.
  a broad generalization:
  You make too many broad generalizations about people.
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe descriptions
  101
  blow-by-blow
  broad
4
a broad accent (=way of speaking) is very noticeable and typical of the area you come from, and may be difficult to understand
a broad southern accent
Synonyms and related words
Accents and describing accents
accent
accented
broad
1. 4a
  a broad hint is an instance in which you let someone know something in an obvious way without telling them directly
  He was giving us a broad hint about what he’d bought her.
  Synonyms and related words
  Being careful about what you say
  imply
  get at
  convey

phrases

in broad daylight

it’s as broad as it is long

broad

noun countable Americaninformal

UK /brɔːd/

Word Forms

singular	broad
plural	broads

1
a woman
Synonyms and related words
Women and girls
woman
female
womankind

broad

noun countable Americaninformal

US /brɔd/

Word Forms

singular	broad
plural	broads

1
a woman
Synonyms and related words
Women and girls
woman
girl
female

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