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broad

adjective
  1. Extending over a large area from side to side: wide. See wide
  2. Large in expanse: ample, expansive, extensive, spacious. See wide
  3. Covering a wide scope: all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread. See specific
  4. Not narrow or conservative in thought, expression, or conduct: broad-minded, liberal, open-minded, progressive, tolerant. See attitude, wide
  5. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety: clear, obvious, patent, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle. See clear, see
  6. Offensive to accepted standards of decency: barnyard, bawdy, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar. Slang: raunchy. See decent

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