What does "wide-reaching" mean?

Having significant and widely applicable effects.

What is a synonym for "wide-reaching"?

Common synonyms include: broad, diffuse, extensive, far flung, far reaching, indiscriminate.

Wide-reaching

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Adjective

1
Having significant and widely applicable effects.
"Trespass on the railway can result in tragic consequences that can have a life-changing and wide-reaching impact on individuals and their families and friends."

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broad diffuse extensive far flung far reaching indiscriminate

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"Trespass on the railway can result in tragic consequences that can have a life-changing and wide-reaching impact on individuals and their families and friends."

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