wider
Less narrow than
Wider is the comparative form of wide.
Something wider than another thing extends farther from side to side: The new highway is wider than the old road.
Wider also applies to figurative breadth—a wider audience, wider implications, a wider range of options.
Cast a wider net means to expand your search or efforts.
scope
Of greater scope
- far-reachingHaving broad impact
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
- expandedMade larger or wider
- bigger pictureOverall perspective on something
spatial
Of greater scope
audience
Dominant cultural current
- mass appealAttraction to many people
- popularWidely admired by many
- universalAffecting all equally
- general publicPeople as a whole
broader
Of greater scope
- far-reachingHaving broad impact
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
- expandedMade larger or wider
broader
Of greater scope
extended · roomier · opened up · spread out
mainstream
Dominant cultural current
- mass appealAttraction to many people
- popularWidely admired by many
- universalAffecting all equally
general public · cross-cultural · global reach · mass market
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- wide openFully accessible, unrestricted
- wide awakeTotally alert and attentive
- open wideRequest for mouth access
- far and wideOver great distances
- wide eyesEnlarged gaze showing surprise
- whole wide worldThe entire earth
wide, width, widen, widened, widening, widest, wideness, widths, unwidened