broad
adjective
1. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
Similar word(s): comprehensive, thick, beamy, panoramic, deep, fanlike, sweeping, wide
2. broad in scope or content
- an invention with broad applications
Similar word(s): comprehensive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
3. not detailed or specific
- a broad rule
- the broad outlines of the plan
Similar word(s): general, unspecific
4. lacking subtlety; obvious
- gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
Similar word(s): clear, unsubtle
5. being at a peak or culminating point
- broad daylight
6. very large in expanse or scope
- a broad lawn
Similar word(s): big, large, spacious, wide
7. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
- a broad southern accent
Similar word(s): noticeable
8. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- a broad political stance
- generous and broad sympathies
Similar word(s): liberal, tolerant
Sentences with broad as an adjective:
- three feet broad
- the broad expanse of ocean
- a broad hint
- a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour