broad

broad
adj.
VERBS
be
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
reasonably, relatively
enough, sufficiently

He questioned whether the curriculum was broad enough in scope.

overly (esp. AmE)
unusually

His job gave him an acquaintance with an unusually broad spectrum of society.

Broad is used with these nouns: ↑accent, ↑acceptance, ↑agenda, ↑agreement, ↑aim, ↑alliance, ↑appeal, ↑arc, ↑area, ↑array, ↑aspect, ↑assessment, ↑audience, ↑avenue, ↑back, ↑background, ↑base, ↑bean, ↑belt, ↑boulevard, ↑brim, ↑brow, ↑category, ↑chest, ↑classification, ↑clientele, ↑coalition, ↑comparison, ↑concept, ↑conception, ↑connotation, ↑consensus, ↑constituency, ↑context, ↑correlation, ↑cross section, ↑curriculum, ↑daylight, ↑definition, ↑difference, ↑discretion, ↑discussion, ↑distinction, ↑distribution, ↑division, ↑expanse, ↑focus, ↑forehead, ↑framework, ↑gauge, ↑generalization, ↑grin, ↑guideline, ↑heading, ↑hint, ↑implication, ↑indication, ↑interest, ↑interpretation, ↑jump, ↑knowledge, ↑latitude, ↑leaf, ↑line, ↑mandate, ↑market, ↑measure, ↑mix, ↑objective, ↑outline, ↑outlook, ↑overview, ↑picture, ↑plateau, ↑principle, ↑programme, ↑range, ↑recommendation, ↑reform, ↑repertoire, ↑representation, ↑river, ↑road, ↑scope, ↑selection, ↑sense, ↑set, ↑shoulder, ↑similarity, ↑smile, ↑span, ↑spectrum, ↑staircase, ↑strap, ↑strategy, ↑street, ↑stripe, ↑stroke, ↑support, ↑survey, ↑sweep, ↑tendency, ↑term, ↑theme, ↑thrust, ↑topic, ↑type, ↑umbrella, ↑understanding, ↑valley, ↑variety, ↑view, ↑vision, ↑welcome, ↑wing, ↑wink

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  • Broad — (br[add]d), a. [Compar. {Broader} (br[add]d [ e]r); superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Broad — may refer to:* Broad (British coin), English gold coin minted under the commonwealth with a bust of Oliver Cromwell on the obverse * Broad church, Latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England * Broad Front Progressive Encounter New… …   Wikipedia

  • broad´ly — broad «brd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. large across; wide: »Many cars can go on that broad new highway. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wide. (Cf. ↑wide) 2. having wide range; …   Useful english dictionary

  • broad — [brôd] adj. [ME brod < OE brad; akin to Ger breit] 1. of large extent from side to side; wide 2. having great extent or expanse; spacious [broad prairies] 3. extending all about; clear; open; full [broad daylight] 4. easy to understand; not… …   English World dictionary

  • broad — adj Broad, wide, deep are comparable chiefly when they refer to horizontal extent. Broad and wide apply to surfaces or areas as measured from side to side {a picture two feet wide} and deep (see also DEEP) to those as measured from front to back… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Broad — ist der Nachname von mehreren Personen: C. D. Broad (1887–1971), englischer Philosoph Chris Broad (* 1957), englischer Cricketspieler Eli Broad, Kunstmäzen Neil Broad (* 1966), britischer Tennisspieler Pery Broad (1921–1994), SS Unterscharführer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • broad — broad; broad·cast·er; broad·en; broad·ish; broad·ly; broad·moor; broad·ness; broad·way·ite; broad·band; broad·scale; …   English syllables

  • broad — I adjective ample, amplitudinous, amplus, blanket, collective, comprehensive, covering all cases, deep, diffuse, encyclopedic, expansive, extended, extending, extensive, far flung, far reaching, far spread, full, general, generalized, generic,… …   Law dictionary

  • broad — [adj1] wide physically ample, capacious, deep, expansive, extended, extensive, full, generous, immense, large, latitudinous, outspread, outstretched, roomy, spacious, splay, squat, thick, vast, voluminous, widespread; concepts 773,796 Ant. narrow …   New thesaurus

  • Broad — Broad, n. 1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar. [1913 Webster] 2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [Local, Eng.] Southey. [1913 Webster] 3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • broad — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide. 2) of a specified distance wide. 3) large in area or scope. 4) without detail; general. 5) (of a hint) clear and unambiguous. 6) (of a regional accent) very noticeable… …   English terms dictionary

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