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

Need another word that means the same as “widening”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “widening” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Widening” are: broadening, turnout

Widening as a Noun

Definitions of "Widening" as a noun

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

• The act of making something wider.
• An increase in width.
• A part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park.

Synonyms of "Widening" as a noun (2 Words)

broadening	The act of making something wider. The broadening of travel.
turnout	A set of clothing (with accessories. She has good natural turnout.

Associations of "Widening" (30 Words)

broad	Broad in scope or content. An invention with broad applications.
capacious	Large in capacity. She carried a capacious bag.
corridor	A passage along the side of some railway carriages, from which doors lead into compartments. His room lay at the very end of the corridor.
deepen	Make deeper. Her voice deepened when she whispered the password.
defensible	Able to be protected. A fort with a defensible yard at its feet.
enhance	Increase. This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat.
escalate	Increase rapidly. The disturbance escalated into a full scale riot.
exacerbate	Make worse. The strong pound has exacerbated the situation by making it much harder for UK companies to compete on price.
expanded	Denoting materials which have a light cellular structure. Expanded polystyrene.
extensively	To a large or detailed degree. Her husband travelled extensively in his job.
fortify	Make strong or stronger. The wine is aged in oak barrels and fortified with French brandy.
gap	Make an opening or gap in. There are many gaps in our understanding of what happened.
groove	Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove. Her vocals drift delicately across a soaring soul groove.
harden	Cause to accept or become hardened to habituate. Wait for the glue to harden.
heighten	Increase the height of. Heighten the tension.
increase	The amount by which something increases. The amount of work increased.
intensify	Increase the opacity of (a negative) using a chemical. The dispute began to intensify.
lane	A narrow road, especially in a rural area. A bus lane.
lounge	Be about. A TV lounge.
orifice	An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity. The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart.
overall	A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work. The overall cost.
passage	A narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building a passageway. A passage migrant.
reinforce	Strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment. He reinforced the concrete.
rise	Rise in rank or status. The moorlands rise and fall in gentle folds.
road	A railroad. The low road of apathy and alienation.
strengthen	Make strong or stronger. The wind won t strengthen until after dark.
swath	A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing.
toughen	Make tough or tougher. A falcon has scaly skin on its legs that toughens up very quickly.
turnout	A point at which a railway track diverges; a set of points. Parks studded with scenic turnouts.
wide	A ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play for which an extra is awarded to the batting side. Won by a wide margin.