Thesaurus results for BREADTH

breadth

noun

ˈbretth

Definition of breadth

as in expansion

a wide space or area a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it

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Relevance

as in scope

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends the breadth of his knowledge on the subject is awesome

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Recent Examples of breadth The set had to balance breadth and scale despite the film’s low budget, which forced the team to be both creative and resourceful. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 However, beyond just the numbers, what’s helpful for us is to look more specifically at the quality of the content and breadth of what’s being represented at the fair. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 How much longer the current cycle can continue may depend on market breadth, which has deteriorated. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 These apps run quite well, but, for instance, the Android version of Photoshop still doesn't match the breadth and depth of the original versions for Windows and macOS. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breadth

Recent Examples of Synonyms for breadth

Noun

Blue Origin’s expansion reflects the infrastructure demands of a higher launch cadence.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
During her State of the Union address on 16th September, President von der Leyen committed to overhauling single market rules by the end of next year and advancing EU Inc to streamline cross-border expansion.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of expansion

Noun

Nondisclosure agreements aren’t an unusual part of above-the-line workers and crew members agreeing to come aboard a film production, though the scope of their contents can vastly vary.

— Jackson Murphy, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Mixing different optics and filters in twin-scope mode isn't possible yet.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

Everything is a little bit more rivets and angles, a little bit less wide expanse.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Entrepreneur Emma Grede attributed her ability to keep brands relevant to her complete assuredness in her intuition, which was honed in the expanses of her triumphs—and failures.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of expanse

Noun

That’s understandable to an extent; institutions need to remain sustainable.

— Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The Yemeni government did not immediately provide additional details about the type of missiles used or the extent of the damage at the palace complex.

— Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of extent

Noun

Fielder started in the realm of absurdist comedy, and with the Holmes project moves into a world of watercooler high crimes and compelling fourth-wall breaking.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

Day-for-night sequences didn’t match from one stretch of the film to the next.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Russ has a solid roster of people from different stretches of Tyson’s life, from childhood friends to gym partners to follow boxers to family members to several of the women who didn’t divorce him or accuse him of rape.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of stretch

Noun

Coccinelle, set up by Francesca Breccia, sells independent titles on the international circuit, pairing films and their rights owners with buyers and distributors in a range of territories.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Trivariate Research shows with this chart that only 34% of large-cap stocks have beaten the S&P 500 over the past 12 months, near the low end of the historical range for this metric.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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