as broad as long

adjective

The same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.

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Meanings

adjectiveas broad as long (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThe same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.

    tis as Broad as ' tis long , whether they Rise to others , or bring others down to them

    1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC

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Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThe same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.

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Also see
six of one, half a dozen of the other
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APA

as broad as long. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20broad%20as%20long

MLA

“as broad as long.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20broad%20as%20long. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as broad as long,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20broad%20as%20long.

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