broaden

Make more extensive

To broaden is to make or become wider or more extensive.

A road broadens as it enters town.

Experience broadens the mind.

You broaden your horizons by exposing yourself to new ideas: Travel broadened her perspective.

A smile broadens when it grows wider.

The word works both literally and figuratively for any kind of expansion or widening.

expand

widen

Expand in breadth

amplify · spread · open · dilate · distend · swell · inflate · magnify · augment · increase

diversify

variety

State of being diverse

blend · fuse · synthesize · cross-pollinate · hybridize · meld · amalgamate · intermingle · interweave · pluralize

perspective

horizon

Apparent earth-sky meeting

mindset · paradigm · open-mindedness · awareness · insight · perception · contextualize · rethink · reframe · enlightenment

knowledge

education

Systematic development of mind

inform · grasp · discernment · wisdom · erudition · scholarship · expertise · literacy · familiarity · exposure

opportunity

access

Right to enter

mobility · advancement · promotion · networking · marketability · employment · career · scholarship · grant · training

growth

development

Progress toward maturity

flourishing · blooming · expansion · advancement · cultivation · enrichment · enhancement · improvement · progress · unfolding

Categories
Opposites
physical width or extent

broadennarrow

Of small width

constrict · taper · contract · shrink · compress

scope or range

broadennarrow

Of small width

limit · restrict · reduce · circumscribe · constrain

restriction or limitation

broadenrestrict

To impose limits upon

limit · constrain · tighten · curb · bound

Phrases
Family

broad, broadcast, broadly, broadcasting, broadening, broadcaster, broadened, broadband, broadcasts

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G