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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

Example Sentences

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“Close attention is likely to be paid to the core number, which strips out volatile food and energy costs, to get an idea of whether the inflation bug is spreading more broadly across the economy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The system, in place since 2005, includes a market-stability reserve aimed at ensuring prices for those emissions allowances remain broadly stable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

More broadly, Larsson said that trends so far for the spring season were encouraging, and that the company had started off this year with solid momentum.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Fed officials are broadly united in believing AI will support growth and that the Middle East war hasn’t yet derailed their outlook.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

But he was grinning at me broadly, and I saw him wink his left eye.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.