wide-ranging
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈwaɪdˈreɪndʒɪŋ/
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amplio
- The Council's award-winning benefit to the industry has earned wide-ranging recognition.
- wide-ranging impact
- wide-ranging discussion
- wide-ranging inquiry
But it's a pretty wide-ranging right wing site.
- But it's a pretty wide-ranging right wing site.
- It was a kind of wide-ranging little TikTok video.
- This pattern of, of anxiety and this this wide-ranging worry about a range of issues.
- A comprehensive, wide-ranging plan for the kind of country we want to be.
- So consequently, you won't be surprised to hear that we had a very wide-ranging conversation.
Examples
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My vision is clear and wide-ranging.
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As Harrison highlighted, there is now a lively, wide-ranging debate underway.
Academic text (2012) -
And please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Eric Fair.
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But Sir Brian and his team have made wide-ranging recommendations.
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Economically, governments have formed wide-ranging commercial unions with common policies on agriculture, industry, finance, and the environment.
Academic text (1995) -
Such an invention would have wide-ranging utility for mobile phones.
Academic text (2011) -
Long-term illness has wide-ranging impacts on the child, but also on their parents and siblings.
Academic text (2011) -
Students' conceptions about energy are wide-ranging and differ in their sophistication.
Academic text (2012) -
As a result, Norilsk Nickel's activities have led to wide-ranging environmental degradation.
Academic text (1996) -
The new curriculum offers wide-ranging topics that engage students from different backgrounds.
Synonyms
469
3.7
General and not detailed, covering many things
330
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
65
3.8
Very large and affecting many people or places
54
3.3
Containing many different kinds, not all the same
34
5.0
Having a big effect on many people or things
29
4.4
A person who can do many different things well
26
4.8
Covering a large area or affecting many things
26
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
17
5.9
Including all parts of something
15
4.4
Affecting everyone or everything in a group in the same way
12
6.0
Including everything and everyone in a single plan
7
7.2
Having very wide and complete knowledge of many subjects
1
4.6
Including everything or everyone without leaving anything out
1
9.6
Showing everything in one complete view
1
5.8
Having many different parts or qualities
Including many different people, ideas, or things
Including many different people and ideas
How Broad
12
6.0
298
4.6
23
4.1
469
3.7
97
1.9
181
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wide-ranging comes from the words wide ('broad') and range ('area' or 'set'), so imagine a long shelf or a map that reaches over many places. That's why wide-ranging describes something that covers many subjects or areas.