BROADLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

broadly

adverb

Definition of broadly

as in highly

to a large extent or degree the new policy is broadly applicable

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Recent Examples of broadly As the new technology pervades the campaign trail ahead of a crucial midterm election, Ridout warned the consequences of AI ads go beyond just individual elections and have the potential to shape the very psychology of elections more broadly. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 For the better part of the first quarter of this century, the rise of Big Tech has made computer science (CS), and computing education more broadly, among the most popular subjects in American higher education. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 Analysts are broadly bullish on Meta going into these earnings, following the release of AI agent Muse back in September. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 And more broadly, there has been some skepticism about his claims. — David Hickey, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 More broadly, financial insecurity is not limited to lower-income households, although concrete hardships remain much more common among them. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Historically, Tesla shareholders have broadly fallen in line with Musk’s wishes, however. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Specialty and arthouse theaters are playing an outsized role, led by the Angelika in New York, with business spread broadly beyond the two coasts’ largest cities. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 Prototypes will precede wider deployment Raytheon’s approach uses a rapid-development process to establish a technical baseline for the GBRD portfolio before the technology is deployed more broadly. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadly

Adverb

There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated clove formulations, especially for people who are pregnant or nursing.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
The tank contained 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of highly flammable methyl methacrylate.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

You will be greatly missed by a community that truly loved you and will continue to do so until the end of time.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, its democratic institutions have faced endless attacks by Netanyahu and his allies, who have proposed laws that would, among other things, greatly curtail the power of Israel’s courts.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of greatly

Adverb

Direct-to-device technology could therefore expand the addressable market considerably.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
But the serious conversations about cutting back on spending and raising taxes taking place in Europe are considerably less serious in the United States.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of considerably

Adverb

After scoring just four points on six field-goal attempts in Friday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, Adebayo was much more aggressive in looking for his own offense on Saturday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
For the ultrawealthy, preparing children to inherit their fortunes is a long process that is much more than just transferring assets.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of much

Adverb

Comparing the administration's fight to protect women and women's spaces from males to rape, is utterly disgusting and actually devalues those atrocities and crimes against actual women.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Humanity has become an Earth-System force in the most utterly literal way—by moving a lot of earth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

By ratio, the Jim Crow laws led to higher percentages of people being disenfranchised in the United States, according to historian Carole Anderson, who has written extensively about voter suppression of Black communities.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Glass Half Full works extensively with puppets, and this production is no exception.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of extensively

Adverb

Another Supreme Court case made injunctions — the court orders that companies historically relied on to halt patent infringement — significantly harder to secure.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
OpenAI has significantly improved its models’ ability to write software in older programming languages and migrate existing code.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of significantly

Adverb

But the one question that has come up time and again -- what to do with drivers whose jobs would be eliminated -- remains largely unanswered.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
That is enough for engineering, because engineering is largely a text-generation problem.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026