Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for wide-ranging. Search instead for wide-ranging range.
Synonyms

wide-ranging

American  
[wahyd-reyn-jing] / ˈwaɪdˈreɪn dʒɪŋ /

adjective

  1. extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope.

    wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.

Etymology

Origin of wide-ranging

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Israel and the US launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on 28 February.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The impact of the shutdown is expected to be immediate and wide-ranging.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

As reports of golden oyster mushrooms continue to grow, scientists stress that even edible fungi can have wide-ranging ecological effects.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Each candidate spent three hours this week answering wide-ranging questions from the 193 member states and representatives of civil society.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

He talked with Palsson, and later he had long, wide-ranging conversations with Gardar Sverrisson, the Icelandic political scientist on the RJF Committee.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.