Synonyms for widening
widen·ing

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1. widening, broadeningnoun

   an increase in width

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

2. turnout, wideningnoun

   a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

   Synonyms:
   output, outturn, broadening, sidetrack, rig, turnout, getup, siding, outfit, railroad siding

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

3. widening, broadeningnoun

   the act of making something wider

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

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1. List of paraphrases for "widening":

   enlargement, expansion, expanding, broadening, expand, growing, extension, extending, broaden, increasing, enlarging, dig, aggravation, worsening, widens, expanded

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1. Ashti Hawrami:

   We simply cannot afford returning to the old arrangements with Baghdad and widening the financial gap again, we would accept a real budget that Baghdad can commit to without conditions, but we don't want to be part of a theoretical budget which isn't worth the paper it is written on.

2. David Weil:

   That was historically a very good job that gave people a pathway to middle class opportunities, it's those kinds of jobs that have been outsourced that I find disturbing and help explain widening inequality.

3. Ioannis Theotokas:

   The widening of The Suez Canal will make it easier for salvage operations... even if it does not erase the risk of repeating the incident.

4. Michael McCarthy:

   The problem is the widening of the dispute. Europe, the U.S. and China account for almost two thirds of global GDP, an ongoing disruption to trade between these three major economies, prosecuted for domestic political purposes, could sink global growth.

5. Former CIA Director Michael Hayden:

   The richer in detail we get, the more I begin to believe that we're probably going to be seeing a widening circle( of indictments) here.