Definitions

broadly

[brawd-lee] / ˈbrɔd li /

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extensively adv.
far and wide adv.
generally adv.
largely adv.
widely adv.

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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broadly

The risk of being bitten by a shark remains extremely low: the number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide has remained broadly stable for the past 30 years, at about 70 bites per year.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

IonQ, Quantinuum, and other notable names in the quantum sector have reported earnings, which broadly showed that traction continues to grow.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

While European liquidity broadly follows American trends, there is one sphere in which the liquidity cycle differs markedly: China, which is also travelling in the opposite direction, according to Howell.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Services were once again the main driver of growth, while production was broadly unchanged and construction also grew.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

I felt confident, especially when I caught sight of Martha on the sidelines, smiling broadly.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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