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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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She wore a Mike Trout jersey, smiled broadly, and clutched a cup of ice cream.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Newer ones such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, broadly known as GLP-1s, have exploded in popularity for weight loss and have shown promise for treating other conditions, such as addictions and neurodegenerative and liver diseases.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Joblessness broadly held steady across the bloc, slightly up in Italy, marginally down in Spain, while unchanged in France and Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Given their outsize weight in major indexes and influence on overall sentiment, shifts in these names often set the tone for equities more broadly.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

When Harry and Hermione caught up with him, panting and clutching stitches in their sides, they found him grinning broadly.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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