1. Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
   "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide";
   - broad
    
2. Broad in scope or content
   "granted him wide powers";
   - across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic
    
3. Very large in expanse or scope
   "the wide plains";
   - broad, spacious
    
4. Great in degree
   "won by a wide margin"
    
5. (used of eyes) fully open or extended
   "stared with wide eyes"; "The child watched wide-eyed as the magician performed";
   - wide-eyed
    
6. Having ample fabric
   "the current taste for wide trousers";
   - wide-cut, full
    
7. Not on target
   "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth";
   - wide of the mark

1. With or by a broad space
   "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"
    
2. To or over a great extent or range; far
   "wandered wide through many lands";
   - widely
    
3. To the fullest extent possible
   "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"
    
4. Far from the intended target
   "the arrow went wide of the mark";
   - astray

1. (cricket) a ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable
   "The bowler's errant delivery was called a wide, resulting in an extra run for the batting team"

Derived forms: wider, wides, widest

See also: ample, beamy, big, bird's-eye, breadth, broad-brimmed, comfortable, comprehensive, copious, deep, fanlike, inaccurate, large, open, opened, panoramic, plenteous [literary], plentiful, rich, sweeping, thick, wide-screen, width

Antonym: narrow

Encyclopedia: Wide, Wide World