LARGELY Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

largely

adverb

ˈlärj-lē

Definition of largely next

as in mostly

for the most part the earth's surface is largely composed of water

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Relevance

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as in highly

to a large extent or degree with this land purchase, the corporation largely increases its holdings in the area

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Recent Examples of largely The island already exports about 40 percent of its electricity, largely to Corsica and the Italian mainland via two existing submarine cables. —

IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 Even in a hockey hotbed, running an ice rink was difficult work – a largely seasonal business with high energy, maintenance, labor, tax and insurance costs. —

Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026 The source argued that while Iran spent decades building and cultivating proxy networks across the Middle East, Western governments largely avoided investing in organized anti-regime infrastructure inside Iran itself. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 The brand largely kept the original façade of the building, a nod to the authenticity of old Texas while updating the interior representing new Texas. —

Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for largely

Recent Examples of Synonyms for largely

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Following those highs came a string of solid but unexciting records, which mostly stuck with Metric’s formula while adding the occasional left-field lyric about the Kool-Aid-drinking masses or confounding reference to QAnon.

— Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
Used mostly during financial crises, the Fed gives dollars to another country's central bank and receives an equal amount of the foreign bank's currency in return.

— Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 May 2026