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

Department statistics confirm those assertions and also show that last year, property crimes were broadly down from 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"The net effect is broadly supportive of risk assets and materially reduces the probability of an October rate hike."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Other long-term Treasurys yields also surged in the third quarter, weighing on the U.S. bond market as it broadly booked a quarterly loss.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

As I tried to focus on what Mr. Dowuona was saying, he poked me in the ribs, grinned broadly, and pointed at Kekeli.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

broadly

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