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Broad means wide or expansive—a broad avenue, a broad smile, broad shoulders.
Extended meanings emphasize scope rather than physical width: broad support, broad outlines, a broad range of options.
In broad daylight means openly, with full visibility.
Broadly is the adverb: broadly speaking.
Separately, broad is dated slang for a woman, now considered offensive or at best quaint.
Of great breadth
- expansiveCovering a large area
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- vastExtremely great in size
- extensiveCovering a large scope
spacious · stretching · spanning · spread · panoramic · open · roomy · ample
Broad general summary
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- inclusiveCovering all members
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
sweeping · all-encompassing · wide-ranging · blanket · universal · nonspecific · overarching · holistic
Regional language variety
- accentRegional speech pattern
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- twangSharp vibrating sound
regional · Yorkshire · Scottish · Irish · vernacular · speech · brogue · inflection
Summary of key elements
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- gesturalRelating to body movements
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- painterlyShowing visible brushwork
expressive · bold · loose · impressionistic · brushwork · freehand · rough · quick
Differing in type
- diverseOf many types
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
inclusive · heterogeneous · manifold · assorted · miscellaneous · pluralistic · multicultural · cross-cultural
wide
Of great breadth
extensive · spacious · stretching · spanning · spread · panoramic · open · roomy · ample · commodious
overview
Broad general summary
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- inclusiveCovering all members
umbrella · sweeping · all-encompassing · wide-ranging · blanket · universal · nonspecific · overarching · holistic · catch-all
daylight
Sun's natural glow
open · public · plain · visible · obvious · blatant · unashamed · brazen · bold · shameless
dialect
Regional language variety
- accentRegional speech pattern
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
twang · regional · Yorkshire · Scottish · Irish · vernacular · speech · brogue · inflection · intonation
outline
Summary of key elements
painterly · expressive · bold · loose · impressionistic · brushwork · freehand · rough · quick · summary
varied
Differing in type
- diverseOf many types
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
wide-ranging · inclusive · heterogeneous · manifold · assorted · miscellaneous · pluralistic · multicultural · cross-cultural · interdisciplinary
risque
Bordering on improper
earthy · crude · vulgar · indelicate · raunchy · off-color · blue · lewd · suggestive · indecent
- art museumspaintings, The Louvre, galleries, permanent collection, exhibitions
- American MuseumsMoMA, Whitney Museum, Guggenheim, National Gallery, Smithsonian
- Art VenuesMoMA, Tate Modern, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum, LACMA
- riversMississippi, Amazon, river, rivers, Nile
- cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball
- broad daylightFully visible daytime conditions
- in broad daylightPlainly visible to all
- broad shouldersWide upper back area
- live broadcastTransmission happening right now
- broad expanseWide continuous area
- broad accentPronounced regional inflection
broadly, broaden, broadens, broadened, broadening, broader, broadest, broadness, broadcast