Meaning & use
Widening
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Becoming or making broader or more extensive.
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The widening gap between rich and poor concerns economists.
Crews are widening the highway to ease traffic congestion.
A note on using this word
Frequently used figuratively, as in a 'widening gap' or 'widening divide,' to describe growing differences.
Words with a similar meaning
broadeningexpanding
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Words with an opposite meaning
narrowing
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