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broad
adjective
noun
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- ROA
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
bɹɔːd
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
“a broad political stance”
adjective
lacking subtlety; obvious
“gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave”
adjective
broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
adjective
not detailed or specific
“a broad rule”
adjective
being at a peak or culminating point
“broad daylight”
adjective
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
“a broad southern accent”
adjective
very large in expanse or scope
“a broad lawn”
adjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
“wide roads”
noun
slang term for a woman
“a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch”
In context
Example Sentences
a broad political stance
generous and broad sympathies
a liberal newspaper
tolerant of his opponent's opinions
gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
across-the-board pay increases
an all-embracing definition
blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
an invention with broad applications
{'source': 'T.G.Winner', 'text': 'a panoptic study of Soviet nationality'}
a broad rule
the broad outlines of the plan
felt an unspecific dread
broad daylight
full summer
a broad southern accent
a broad lawn
the wide plains
a spacious view
spacious skies
wide roads
a wide necktie
wide margins
three feet wide
a river two miles broad
a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
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