Meaning & use
Broadening
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Becoming or making something wider in range, extent, or scope.
See it in a sentence
Traveling abroad had a broadening effect on her outlook.
The company is broadening its product line to include electronics.
A note on using this word
Used both as the present participle of 'broaden' and as an adjective describing something that expands one's perspective.
Words with a similar meaning
expandingwideningenlarging
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Words with an opposite meaning
narrowingrestricting
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Serving to expand one's knowledge or experience.
Living in a foreign country was a broadening experience.
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