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- [wahyd oh-puh n]
- /waɪd ˈoʊ pən/
- /waɪd ˈəʊpən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahyd oh-puh n]
- /waɪd ˈoʊ pən/
Definitions of wide open words
- adjective wide open opened to the full extent: a wide-open window. 1
- adjective wide open lacking laws or strict enforcement of laws concerning liquor, vice, gambling, etc.: a wide-open town. 1
- adjective wide open fully open, uncovered 1
- adjective wide open exposed, vulnerable 1
- adjective wide open not yet determined 1
- phrase wide open If something is wide open, it is open to its full extent. 0
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Origin of wide open
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wide open
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wide open popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wide open usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wide open
adv wide open
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- bluntly — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- flat out — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flat-out — moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
adj wide open
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- boundless — If you describe something as boundless, you mean that there seems to be no end or limit to it.
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- defenseless — If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
adjective wide open
- aroused — in a state of sexual arousal
- chasmal — a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- defenceless — If someone or something is defenceless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- disarmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarm.
- exploiting — Present participle of exploit.
Antonyms for wide open
adjective wide open
- ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
- exhaustible — Capable of being exhausted.
- measureable — Misspelling of measurable.
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