Antonyms for broadly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : brawd |
| Phonetic Transcription : brɔd |
Definition of broadly
Origin :- Old English brad "broad, flat, open, extended," from Proto-Germanic *braithaz (cf. Old Frisian bred, Old Norse breiðr, Dutch breed, German breit, Gothic brouþs), of unknown origin. Not found outside Germanic languages. No clear distinction in sense from wide. Related: Broadly. Broad-brim as a style of hat (1680s, broad-brimmed) in 18c.-19c. suggested "Quaker male" from their characteristic attire.
- As in largely : adv to a great extent
- As in extensively : adv widely
- As in far and wide : adv over great distances
- As in widely : adv extensively
- As in generally : adv mainly, in most cases
- The spores are broadly elliptical or subglobose, 6–7.5 long.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The spores are broadly elliptic-fusiform, black, opaque, 107.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The spores are broadly elliptical and purplish-brown, 7–85–6.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- "Certainly I took it," said Jeffrey, smiling at Alston broadly.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- The result was a broadly treated facsimile of the original drawing.
- Extract from : « John Baptist Jackson » by Jacob Kainen
- For somewhat too broadly had Bell smirked his sanctity on me.
- Extract from : « Journeys to Bagdad » by Charles S. Brooks
- Your friends, broadly speaking, must like the same sort of things as you.
- Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
- Broadly speaking, it is not the facts which are in dispute, but the inference to be drawn from them.
- Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Our popular religion, broadly speaking, means nothing to him.
- Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Strangely enough, the two accounts are broadly opposed to each other.
- Extract from : « In Eastern Seas » by J. J. Smith
Synonyms for broadly
- about
- abundantly
- all in all
- almost always
- altogether
- approximately
- as a rule
- broadly
- by and large
- chiefly
- commodiously
- commonly
- comprehensively
- considerably
- conventionally
- copiously
- customarily
- en masse
- everywhere
- expansively
- extensively
- extravagantly
- far and near
- for the most part
- generally
- generously
- grandly
- great lengths
- greatly
- habitually
- immoderately
- imposingly
- in a big way
- in a grand manner
- largely
- lavishly
- liberally
- magnificently
- mainly
- mostly
- near and far
- normally
- on a large scale
- on average
- on the whole
- ordinarily
- overall
- popularly
- practically
- predominantly
- primarily
- principally
- prodigally
- prodigiously
- publicly
- regularly
- roughly
- roundly
- thereabouts
- typically
- universally
- usually
- voluminously
- wide
- widely
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