paint with a wide brush

verb

Synonym of paint with a broad brush.

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Meanings

verbpaint with a wide brush (third-person singular simple present paints with a wide brush, present participle painting with a wide brush, simple past and past participle painted with a wide brush)

present singular third person paints with a wide brush · participle present painting with a wide brush · participle past painted with a wide brush · past painted with a wide brush

  1. Synonym of paint with a broad brush.

    We are painting with a wide brush when we talk about generations. We recognize that everyone is different and that each individual's unique circumstances tweak that person's view of the world.

    2013, Jennifer Abrams, Valerie von Frank, The Multigenerational Workplace, page 4

    Synonyms: paint with a broad brush

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of paint with a broad brush.

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paint with a wide brush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20with%20a%20wide%20brush

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Chicago

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