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 Murray Hill is broadly defined as the area east of Madison Avenue from 34th to 40th Street, although the boundaries are muddy, particularly the southern one, which fades into the gray zone of Kips Bay–Rose Hill–Gramercy Park. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 How does the experience of these White House mothers fit into what's happening to working moms more broadly? — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Not which tools to deploy broadly, but which specific use cases will reduce cost, accelerate revenue, improve quality or create a competitive advantage that didn't exist before. — Nick Damoulakis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Government bond yields broadly rose across global markets on Tuesday, with some countries seeing borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs. — Kevin Breuninger,matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 More broadly, the launch landed amid several others that similarly harken back to a different era in fragrance. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The project resonates with a vague but broadly felt frustration with urban life, exacerbated by return-to-office mandates and cost-of-living hikes. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Although the Supreme Court’s power to overrule Congress is now broadly accepted, it was bitterly contested for more than a century. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Inflation and health insurance costs are hitting institutions broadly, Kelchen said. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadly

Adverb

Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Government debt makes up more than 200% of its gross domestic product, leaving its finances highly sensitive to rising borrowing costs.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

But the way those retailers have reported those refunds and incorporated them into their earnings has differed greatly, leading to confusion about how to read the strength of their results and their future outlooks.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
The new calendar was one part of a proposal from the owners that sought to greatly revise and limit baseball transactions.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of greatly

Adverb

Pushing it into hard motocross-style shenanigans will knock that time down considerably, of course.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Chelsea, despite missing out on a late move for Lamine Camara, and Tottenham have improved considerably, but that is more a reflection of previous dysfunction — and a lighter schedule — than inspired recruitment.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of considerably

Adverb

Chips built for bending The manufacturing process starts much like that used for conventional silicon wafers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
How much longer will Ty Lue, one of the league’s very best coaches, want to stick around this mess?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of much

Adverb

This powerful dream sequence shows Sarah and the rest of Los Angeles utterly annihilated by a nuclear blast.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Fast-forward to today, and the brand’s shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, hair masks, and more are flying off the shelf—while the bond-repairing-product business is utterly booming.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

There are usually mixed reactions to male midwives, said Blandina Motaung, a representative of the United National Population Fund, which works extensively with midwives in Lesotho.

— Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Kaepernick spoke extensively with Harbaugh during the summer of 2017.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of extensively

Adverb

Consequently, these price pressures could become significantly more pronounced by the end of this year, with effects potentially extending into 2027.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Brazil also has a complete fiber-to-fashion supply chain and can source most key raw materials domestically, significantly reducing dependence on Asia.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of significantly

Adverb

In the beginning, the team largely focused on fatal drunk-driving cases, Cherney said.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, Texas is moving away from a system that based special education funding largely on where and how students received services.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026