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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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China has particularly excelled in so-called "humanoid" robots: machines broadly designed to look and act like people.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The fund is known to keep a lower profile than many of its peers, investing broadly in stocks and assets like real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

More broadly, Tarlowe believes the Sam’s Club move could trigger higher fee levels across the category, and supports long‑term revenue and profit assumptions for membership-based warehouse retailers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

He grinned broadly, as if whatever the curtain concealed was going to torment the hell out of them.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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