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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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More broadly, Reese said the war itself, and the way it has been framed, is colliding with core church teaching.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

She said this next step was not just important for the species but also to engage people more broadly on the issue of nature recovery.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

More broadly, efforts to shield economies from pressure typically involve spending taxpayer dollars shoring up industries deemed vital to the national interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Eli Lilly External link made progress in its battle for weight-loss dominance Thursday, releasing its once-daily GLP-1 pill broadly through pharmacies and telehealth providers.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

At this, Mother Ermentrude smiles so broadly that her eyes almost disappear into the many folds and creases of her face.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein