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Synonyms for broadly
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Princeton's WordNet
broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generallyadverb
without regard to specific details or exceptions
"he interprets the law broadly"
Synonyms:
mostly, loosely, slackly, broadly speaking, more often than not, generally, in general, in the main, by and largeAntonyms:
narrowlybroadlyadverb
in a wide fashion
"he smiled broadly"
Synonyms:
generally, loosely, broadly speakingAntonyms:
narrowly
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "broadly":
widely, largely, generally, extensively, wide, overall, amply, roughly, comprehensively, basically, brett, essentially
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #917 | wide | |
| #1025 | overall | |
| #2006 | generally | |
| #2913 | mostly | |
| #5015 | widely | |
| #5271 | basically | |
| #5537 | largely | |
| #6424 | essentially | |
| #8322 | roughly | |
| #10526 | brett | |
| #12544 | extensively | |
| #13980 | broadly | |
| #18971 | loosely | |
| #35822 | comprehensively | |
| #51052 | amply |
How to use broadly in a sentence?
I think it’s the best plan to have the most rapid movement toward broadly shared prosperity.
There is no scientific basis for this, it is barbarism, we broadly do not protest against hunting wild boars, but in our opinion the scope of the proposed cull is excessive.
There is a sense, broadly, that Xi may moderate some of his more aggressive rhetoric after this year's 20th Party Congress, having assured his political position, the biggest risk, however, is that he does the opposite.
I know I'm clear in my responsibility in going forward, to tell my story the right way, for me, to keep learning. To do whatever I can to reshape the landscape of how trans issues are viewed, how trans people are treated and then, more broadly, to promote a very simple idea. Accepting people for who they are, accepting people differently.
With these new measures, along with others that are likely on the table, they will only have a true effect if complemented with the gradual lifting of U.S. prohibitions and sanctions more broadly.
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