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by a wide margin

ADVERB
well
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adequately appropriately completely easily far freely fully properly quite right smoothly thoroughly
STRONG
considerably substantially
WEAK
abundantly amply becomingly effortlessly entirely extremely fittingly greatly heartily highly luxuriantly plentifully rather readily satisfactorily somewhat suitably very much wholly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
difficultly inadequately inappropriately incompletely insufficiently partially unsuitably
STRONG
insignificantly slightly
WEAK
badly incapably unpleasantly

Example Sentences

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The opposition's tally of votes at that time showed Machado's candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, winning by a wide margin.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The pressure from the newer competitors comes at a time when companies with traditional TV networks depend on the NFL more than ever as it provides the highest rated programming by a wide margin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

His 1.96 ERA over the past two seasons is the best in the sport by a wide margin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Crockett has led several polls, at times by a wide margin.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

In fact, George Pocock was already building the best, and doing so by a wide margin.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown