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 That victory wasn’t an isolated one, as the much more moderate Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of neighboring New Jersey on a broadly similar affordability pitch. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026 That’s why Boasberg paused the policy’s enforcement broadly, rather than limiting the injunction to only CITR members, as the State Department had requested. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 In this case, Kennedy told me, the idea is to open the water project more broadly to outside investors. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 In a new profile put out by Tablet, a Jewish magazine that has published pieces in support of Zionism, Lévy addressed the response to October 7 more broadly in the US. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 That’s broadly double YouTube’s own revenue and double Netflix’s revenue. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 Rather than questioning the practice of manifesting more broadly, though, Theiadora thinks the problem lies with a handful of rogue subliminal creators. — Daisy Schofield, Allure, 13 July 2026 But more broadly, crime had been trending downward in recent years, according to city data. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 July 2026 Beyond that, investors will be focusing on earnings reports, watching to see if corporate profits are growing fast enough to justify big gains in stock prices, which are broadly near records. — ABC News, 12 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadly

Adverb

Diapers are synonymous with babies, who are born with highly absorbent skin.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Matt Harris, a political science professor at Park University in Parkville, emphasized the highly unusual circumstances surrounding the 5th District, which was drawn mid-decade to boost Republicans’ chances.

— Jack Harvel July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

The recent return of service by American Airlines and United Airlines has greatly increased the number of passengers using the airport in Carlsbad over the last two years, according to the San Diego County Department of Public Works.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
For this reason, studies that measure whether a kid has access to any platform, whether an underage user is using an account or not, will greatly underestimate the law’s effects.

— Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026

Definition of greatly

Adverb

Drenching storms will start to ease considerably on Friday, with a lower-level flood threat lingering mainly in the western part of the state.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Although considerably shorter than the bridges above it, the structure remains among the longest railway bridges ever constructed.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of considerably

Adverb

These much larger centers have begun sprouting up across the nation and making headlines for sucking up communities’ water, spiking power bills and causing other environmental issues.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
The concept for the best-selling book The Five-Star Weekend was initially much darker.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Definition of much

Adverb

Their semi-final against France is an utterly tantalising prospect; a classic clash of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 12 July 2026
And in that regard, Ferrari has utterly outdone itself, especially following the Luce EV debacle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

Ducati, however, mentions that the engine will be tuned extensively for Supermoto racing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Set atop a flat promontory overlooking Benedict Canyon, the entire spread, completed in 2000, was renovated in 2017 by developer Gala Asher and extensively updated by the pair.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

Definition of extensively

Adverb

Higher p-tau217 levels on the original tests were significantly associated with cognitive impairment — a risk that grew over time.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
In the OptiTROP-Lung05 study conducted in China, sac-TMT plus Keytruda significantly delayed tumor progression compared to chemotherapy plus Keytruda in patients with first-line, PDL1-negative, non-squamous lung cancer.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 15 July 2026

Definition of significantly

Adverb

Their models still largely hold the lead in capabilities, as well as the hardware used to train and advance them.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Hilderbrand — who’s written more than 30 books, largely set in her hometown of Nantucket — says studios started calling after HBO’s adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies became a hit in 2017.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026