BROADEN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BROADEN?

Need another word that means the same as “broaden”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “broaden” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Broaden” are: extend, widen, branch out, diversify, become broader, make broader, become wider, make wider, expand, fill out, stretch, stretch out, draw out, spread out, deepen, thicken, enlarge, swell

Broaden as a Verb

Definitions of "Broaden" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “broaden” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Become broader.
• Make broader.
• Become larger in distance from side to side; widen.
• Expand to encompass more people or things.
• Vary in order to spread risk or to expand.
• Extend in scope or range or area.

Synonyms of "Broaden" as a verb (18 Words)

become broader	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
become wider	Undergo a change or development.
branch out	Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.
deepen	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. This event only deepened my convictions.
diversify	(of a business) enlarge or vary its range of products or field of operation. We re confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally.
draw out	Require a specified depth for floating.
enlarge	Become larger or bigger. She enlarged the flower beds.
expand	Expand the influence of. Their business expanded into other hotels.
extend	Extend in scope or range or area. Her generosity did not extend to all adults.
fill out	Assume, as of positions or roles.
make broader	Assure the success of.
make wider	Appear to begin an activity.
spread out	Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.
stretch	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. Stretch the imagination.
stretch out	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.
swell	Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity. She felt herself swell with pride.
thicken	Make or become thick or thicker. The fog had thickened.
widen	Make wider. His grin widened.

Usage Examples of "Broaden" as a verb

• The road broadened.
• Her interests broadened as she grew up.
• Her smile broadened.
• The river slowed and broadened out slightly.
• He has to broaden Labour's appeal to the whole community.
• Broaden your horizon.
• Broaden the road.

Associations of "Broaden" (30 Words)

aggrandize	Increase the power, status, or wealth of. An action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty.
amplify	To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. Amplify sound.
bloat	Become bloated or swollen or puff up. The fungus has bloated their abdomens.
broad	Broad in scope or content T G Winner. Generous and broad sympathies.
diffuse	Spread or diffuse through. A diffuse historical novel.
dilate	Make or become wider, larger, or more open. The woman dilated her nostrils.
distend	Cause to expand as it by internal pressure. The distended bellies of the starving cows.
diversify	Enlarge or vary the range of products or the field of operation of (a business. We re confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally.
elongate	Long in relation to width elongated. Elongate fishes.
enlarge	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. Very often a favourite photograph is enlarged and framed.
escalation	A rapid increase; a rise. An escalation of violence.
expand	Expand the influence of. His business expanded rapidly.
expansion	The political strategy of extending a state’s territory by encroaching on that of other nations. The expansion of a b 2 is a 2 2ab b 2.
exponentially	In an exponential manner. Values distributed exponentially according to a given time constant.
extend	Extend in scope or range or area. The mountains extend over the western end of the island.
growing	The process of an individual organism growing organically a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. The growing concern over ozone levels.
lengthen	Make longer. In Spring the days lengthen.
magnification	The action of magnifying something or the process of being magnified. This microscope should give a magnification of about 100.
magnify	Praise highly; glorify. Praise the Lord and magnify Him.
pervasiveness	The quality of filling or spreading throughout. The pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways.
proliferate	(of a cell, structure, or organism) reproduce rapidly. Pizza parlors proliferate in this area.
prolongation	Amount or degree or range to which something extends. An agreement on further prolongation of the boundary proved difficult.
propagate	Cause to propagate as by grafting or layering. The French propagated the idea that the English were drunkards.
protract	Prolong. He had certainly taken his time even protracting the process.
spread	The fact or process of spreading over an area. The owls have spread as far north as Kuala Lumpur.
stretch	Become longer by being stretched and pulled. A stretch of highway.
stretching	Act of expanding by lengthening or widening.
swell	Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity. You re looking swell.
unfold	Open or spread out from a folded position. He unfolded the map and laid it out on the table.
widen	Make wider. We should widen the scope of our investigation.