width

[width, witth, with] / wɪdθ, wɪtθ, wɪθ /

NOUN

breadth, wideness of some amount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diameter girth scope span thickness

STRONG

amplitude area broadness compass expanse extent measure range reach squatness stretch

WEAK

cross measure distance across

Antonyms

WEAK

height tallness

Example Sentences

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Marcus Rashford: Came central to receive the ball a lot as Spence provided the width on the England left.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The device measures about 300 microns in length and 70 microns in width.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Both are around 20 miles wide, with most ships using just a small portion of that width.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The distance between those two sentences is the width of my luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Mr. Flux’s smile grew to a width that threatened to split his head in two.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles