wide-ranging

adjective

wide-rang·​ing ˈwīd-ˌrān-jiŋ 

: extensive in scope : comprehensive

wide-ranging interests

Synonyms of wide-ranging

• extensive
• broad
• wide
• sweeping
• comprehensive
• deep

Examples of wide-ranging in a Sentence

his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state

Recent Examples on the Web

Several other states provided the data, but refused those agreements, as part of a wide-ranging effort by the Justice Department to obtain detailed voter data from every state. —Becky Bohrer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2026

Seven generations on, the full-size saloon remains the most regal model in the automaker’s wide-ranging portfolio. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026

Wall Street has been buzzing about the merger speculation for a while, saying that traditional valuation metrics for so wide-ranging a company as Tesla were all but useless. —Tobias Burns, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

The mix of contemporary art and design with traditional crafts and indigenous materials reflects the collaborative evolution of the house as well as the couple’s wide-ranging artistic tastes. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide-ranging

• interchanging
• rearranging
• arranging
• exchanging
• unchanging
• changing
• ranging