All widen synonyms
wid·en
W w verb widen
- broaden — When something broadens, it becomes wider.
- extend — Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.
- expand — explain
- enlarge — Make or become bigger or more extensive.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- open up — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- multiply — to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
- dilate — to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- unfold — to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms.