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

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  • 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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