LARGELY Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

largely

adverb

ˈlärj-lē

Definition of largely

as in mostly

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

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of largely Netflix has long had a corporate culture that largely eschewed layoffs (the cuts earlier this week were its first in four years) but favored individual teams making changes as needed. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Under constant threats from above, residents live largely in a spider’s world, with roads, sidewalks and gas stations draped in netting to entangle drones. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 The Colorado Ground Game In Colorado, the ground campaign to promote Amendment 83 has fallen largely to veterans of Colorado’s recent wildlife-management battles. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 While some subjects have gone on to break those contracts, the series was largely able to preserve its biggest week-to-week reveals. — Jackson Murphy, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for largely

Recent Examples of Synonyms for largely

Adverb

And today the National Weather Service issued dozens of tornado warnings, mostly in Georgia and South Carolina.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Ticket buyers were mostly older males, a demographic that’s been slow to return to theaters since the pandemic.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mostly

Adverb

Authorities in both countries were investigating the cyber incidents, which exposed vulnerabilities in some older refrigeration management systems and in the countries' highly efficient food supply chains.

— JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Cell-depleting therapies, which are generally considered highly effective treatments, target and remove specific immune cells.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

What to do nearby The Algarve is mainly populated with beach resorts—and most are much larger than this one.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Reps for Busfield, who has been out on bond and mainly on the East Coast since the beginning of the year, and his main lawyer Larry Stein did not respond to Deadline’s request for comment on the news.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mainly

Adverb

The harder question is whether benefiting so greatly from that foundation creates some responsibility to leave it stronger for whoever comes next.

— Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Johnson, meanwhile, has improved greatly since a rough Week 1 performance in which the Las Vegas Raiders seemingly picked on the rookie.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of greatly

Adverb

The system is primarily intended to counter small unmanned aircraft.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Their list consists primarily of interventions such as more per-pupil funding, banning cellphones and restricting artificial intelligence in the classroom.

— Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of primarily

Adverb

Although the strategic consequences of their actions may ultimately benefit Iran in its own regional and international conflicts, the Houthis see their military campaign against Saudi Arabia chiefly as an act of national defense.

— Laurent Bonnefoy, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The animation of the original series was overseen by three South Korean studios, chiefly JM Animation in the early seasons and MOI Animation in the latter ones.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of chiefly

Adverb

The general trivia and straight clues are also tough, and there’s a good amount of novelty, including 11 debut entries, a few oddballs among them, and one utterly brutal misdirect that significantly spiced up my solving experience.

— Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2026
And, of course, a finish that left me utterly speechless on multiple different levels.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026