broad
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
slang term for a woman
a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
Types & categories
- woman hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide roads
Related & opposite
- comprehensive also see
- thick also see
- narrow antonym
- width attribute
- wideness derivation
- beamy similar to
- bird's-eye similar to
- broad-brimmed similar to
- deep similar to
- fanlike similar to
- sweeping similar to
- wide-screena similar to
Sense 3 adjective
broad in scope or content
across-the-board pay increases
Related & opposite
- enormousness derivation
- extensiveness derivation
- comprehensive similar to
Sense 4 adjective
not detailed or specific
a broad rule
Related & opposite
- general similar to
Sense 5 adjective
lacking subtlety; obvious
gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
Related & opposite
- clear similar to
Sense 6 adjective
very large in expanse or scope
a broad lawn
Related & opposite
- enormousness derivation
- spaciousness derivation
- wideness derivation
- large similar to
Sense 7 adjective
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
a broad southern accent
Related & opposite
- noticeable similar to
Sense 8 adjective
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
a broad political stance
Related & opposite
- liberality derivation
- tolerate derivation
- broad-minded similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | woman |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | comprehensive |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | thick |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | width |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wideness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | beamy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bird's-eye |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | broad-brimmed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | deep |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | fanlike |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sweeping |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | wide-screena |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | enormousness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | extensiveness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | comprehensive |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | general |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | clear |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | enormousness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | spaciousness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wideness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | large |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | noticeable |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | liberality |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | tolerate |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | broad-minded |