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