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

Women showed their sharpest rise between ages 40 and 60, a period that broadly overlaps with the menopausal transition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

System loan growth remained resilient with a 5.7% increase in August, supported by stronger business lending and drawdowns, while asset quality remained broadly stable, he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"The more broadly available those shoes became, the fewer people were interested," Powell says.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

While Apple makes various types of devices, Martin sees it as broadly a “single-product” company, with its iPhone front and center.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Nice babies,” the old woman said, and smiled broadly.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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