Definition for Widening:

• the act of making something wider

Synonyms for Widening:

• adj.

  •cultural (adjective)
  • helpful,
  • Disciplining,
  • developmental,
  • Liberalizing,
  • inspirational,
  • Regenerative,
  • expanding.
  •spreading (adjective)
  • ex tensive.

• n.

  •amplification (noun)
  • fleshing outs,
  • stretchings,
  • uppings,
  • heightenings,
  • boostings,
  • strengthenings,
  • supplementings,
  • deepenings,
  • expatiations,
  • lengthenings.
  •broadening (noun)
  • broadening.
  •expansion (noun)
  • dilation,
  • enlargement,
  • expansion,
  • augmentation,
  • development,
  • swelling,
  • spreading,
  • increment,
  • crescendo,
  • inflation,
  • increase,
  • magnification,
  • engorgement.
  •extension (noun)
  • de lay,
  • dis-tension,
  • ex tent,
  • ex-tents,
  • dis tension,
  • in crease,
  • in-creases,
  • ex tensions,
  • in-crease,
  • ex tents,
  • in creases,
  • de-lay,
  • ex-tent,
  • ex-tension,
  • drawing outs,
  • de lays,
  • dis-tensions,
  • spreading outs,
  • de-lays,
  • ex-tensions,
  • dis tensions,
  • ex tension,
  • continuings.
  •flare up (noun)
  • flare.
  •growth (noun)
  • multi plications,
  • sproutings,
  • pro duce,
  • un-folding,
  • un folding,
  • pro-duces,
  • beefing ups,
  • multi-plications,
  • multi plication,
  • maturings,
  • multi-plication,
  • pro duces.
  •process (noun)
  • widening.
  •protraction (noun)
  • pro tractions,
  • pro-tractions,
  • pro traction,
  • pro-traction.

• v.

  •expanding (verb)
  • Dilating,
  • Engorging,
  • developing,
  • Distending.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • cultural,
  • increasing,
  • spread out.
  •n.
  • amplification,
  • dilatation,
  • distension,
  • elaboration,
  • elongation,
  • evolution,
  • expatiation,
  • extension,
  • germination,
  • growth,
  • intensification,
  • maturation,
  • prolongation,
  • protraction,
  • stretching,
  • thickening,
  • Evolvement,
  • Dilatations,
  • Germinations,
  • thickenings,
  • raisings,
  • distensions,
  • fleshing out,
  • flowerings,
  • intensifications,
  • maturations,
  • spreading out,
  • waxings,
  • widenings.

Paraphrases for Widening:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    widen.
  • Proper noun, singular
    broadening, widen.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    broadening.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    broadening, increased.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    ever-growing, increased.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Broadened.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    heightening, deterioration, intensification, scaling-up, increased, strengthening, magnification, scaling, width.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Consolidating, deteriorating, reinforcing, intensifying, disseminating, exacerbating, accelerating, maximizing, augmenting, Accentuating, Facilitating, advancing, Amplifying, UITBREIDING, incrementing, emphasising, swelling, Exploring, emphasizing, develop, developing, issuing, Supplementing, acquiring, comprehensive, Excavating, stretching, ascending, ranging, highlighting, demanding, Gaining, Procuring, leading, Elaborating, purchasing, lying, Adding, driving, bringing, burgeoning, Exerting, emerging, creeping, surging, mushrooming, becoming, mining, flaring, scouring, Stepping, covering, releasing, soaring, Securing, shifting, compounding, stressing, fuelling, offering, buying, zooming, deepening, assuming, cutting, worsening, heightening, scaling-up, strengthening, scaling.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    widens, Extending, enlargement.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    deepening, worsening, digging, exacerbation, Extending, enlargement, spread, dig.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    digging, Extending.

Antonyms for Widening:

• n.

  • process
    narrowing.

Widening Sentence Examples:

• Anger and surprise contended together, widening her eyes and lips, and these were both overcome, after a struggle, by a revelation of self - pity not less amazing to the woman than to the girl.

• Mr. Symes was convinced that his was the hand, so he lost no opportunity of widening his circle of desirable acquaintances.

Hyponym for Widening:

• n.

  • process
    growth, increment, increase.