nnoun.personslang term for a womanExamples:- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
Hypernyms:adult female woman
Inherited Hypernyms:broadwomanadultpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:broadwomanadultpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:broadwomanfemalepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:broadwomanfemalepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adjadj.allhaving great (or a certain) extent from one side to the otherAttributes:breadth width
Synset:wide
Examples:- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
Antonyms:narrow
Derivationally Related Form:broadnesswideness
Inherited Hypernyms:wide
Similar to:beamy bird's-eye panoramic broad-brimmed deep fanlike sweeping wide-screen
See also:comprehensive thick
adj satadj.allbroad in scope or contentSynset:across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive blanket encompassing extensive panoptic wide
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:noncomprehensive
Derivationally Related Form:widenessextensiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:across-the-board
Similar to:comprehensive
adj satadj.allnot detailed or specificSynset:unspecific
Examples:- a broad rule
- the broad outlines of the plan
- felt an unspecific dread
Antonyms:specific
Inherited Hypernyms:broad
Similar to:general
adj satadj.alllacking subtlety; obviousSynset:unsubtle
Examples:- gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
Antonyms:unclear
Inherited Hypernyms:broad
Similar to:clear
adj satadj.allbeing at a peak or culminating pointSynset:full
Examples:- broad daylight
- full summer
Antonyms:low
Inherited Hypernyms:broad
Similar to:high
adj satadj.allvery large in expanse or scopeSynset:spacious wide
Examples:- a broad lawn
- the wide plains
- a spacious view
- spacious skies
Antonyms:littlesmall
Derivationally Related Form:broadnessspaciousnesswideness
Inherited Hypernyms:broad
Similar to:big large
adj satadj.all(of speech) heavily and noticeably regionalAntonyms:unnoticeable
Inherited Hypernyms:broad
Similar to:noticeable
adj satadj.allshowing or characterized by broad-mindednessSynset:large-minded liberal tolerant
Examples:- a broad political stance
- generous and broad sympathies
- a liberal newspaper
- tolerant of his opponent's opinions
Antonyms:narrow-minded
Derivationally Related Form:tolerateliberalness
Inherited Hypernyms:broad
Similar to:broad-minded