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widening

/ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Widening means: an increase in width.

Synonyms for widening2

noun, as in an increase in width

broadening

noun, as in a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

noun, as in the act of making something wider

broadening

Opposites of widening

narrowing

What does widening mean?3

noun

1

an increase in width

2

a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

3

the act of making something wider

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Widening in a sentence

  • He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.CK
  • The gap between the haves and the have nots is widening.zahurdias
  • The gap between rich and poor is widening.sundown
  • The gap between the rich and the poor is widening.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of widening

as a noun

plural
widenings