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- [wahyd reynj]
- /waɪd reɪndʒ/
- /waɪd reɪndʒ/
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- [wahyd reynj]
- /waɪd reɪndʒ/
Definitions of wide-ranging word
- adjective wide-ranging extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion. 1
- adjective wide-ranging If you describe something as wide-ranging, you mean it deals with or affects a great variety of different things. 0
- adjective wide-ranging dealing with, including or affecting a great many different things 0
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Origin of wide-ranging
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wide-ranging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wide-ranging popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% 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.
Synonyms for wide-ranging
adj wide-ranging
- across the board — If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- all-round — An all-round person is good at a lot of different skills, academic subjects, or sports.
- bird's-eye — seen or photographed from high above
adjective wide-ranging
- catchall — A catchall is a term or category which includes many different things.
- catholic — The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- comprising — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
Antonyms for wide-ranging
adjective wide-ranging
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
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