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broadly

[brawd-lee] / ˈbrɔd li /
ADVERB
extensively
Synonyms
STRONGEST
largely
WEAK
greatly
ADVERB
far and wide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
widely
WEAK
everywhere far and near great lengths near and far wide
ADVERB
generally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly customarily largely mostly normally ordinarily publicly roughly typically universally usually widely
WEAK
about all in all almost always altogether approximately as a rule by and large chiefly conventionally en masse extensively for the most part habitually on average on the whole overall popularly practically predominantly primarily principally regularly roundly thereabouts
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rarely sometimes unusually
WEAK
exactly particularly seldom specifically
ADVERB
largely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chiefly generally mostly predominantly principally widely
WEAK
abundantly as a rule by and large commodiously comprehensively considerably copiously expansively extensively extravagantly generously grandly immoderately imposingly in a big way in a grand manner lavishly liberally magnificently mainly on a large scale overall primarily prodigally prodigiously voluminously
ADVERB
widely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly generally universally
WEAK
comprehensively popularly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
specifically
WEAK
locally narrowly

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When the new survey results are considered, the "Endangered" designation remains broadly appropriate for the declining Antipodes population, but not for the stable Bounty Islands population.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

The government is expected broadly to welcome the proposals, which will be published in full on Tuesday, with a statement in Parliament and draft laws early next year.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Asian equities were broadly weaker as investors weighed strong tech earnings against the Nvidia risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

More broadly, it includes provisions on "strategic" minerals in line with a "resource nationalism" drive under way in several African countries.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Harry couldn’t help grinning broadly as he saw that both the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables were applauding them too.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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