Synonyms for widely
ˈwaɪd liwide·ly

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1. widelyadverb

   to a great degree

   "her work is widely known"

   Synonyms:
   wide

2. wide, widelyadverb

   to or over a great extent or range; far

   "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"

   Synonyms:
   wide, astray

3. widelyadverb

   so as to leave much space or distance between

   "widely separated"

   Synonyms:
   wide

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1. List of paraphrases for "widely":

   broadly, largely, extensively, amply, wide, commonly, generally, greatly, heavily, comprehensively, significantly, very, widespread, considerably, brett, universally, usually, substantially, broad

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How to use widely in a sentence?

1. Terpsichore Lindeman:

   If vanilla is so widely accepted then why do they have 31 flavors? Normal is not the norm.

2. Dave Masters:

   They can range widely, if you look at one address across many sites.

3. Victor Cha:

   If this second meeting does not produce actual tangible steps -- whether it's on peace, on normalization, or on denuclearization -- I think it will widely be seen as a failure and will really raise questions about whether this process has ended.

4. Imre Speizer:

   The RBNZ surprised markets with a slight dovish shift. It kept the official cash rate (OCR) on hold, as was widely expected, but notably allowed for the OCR to move 'up or down', rather than simply on hold – a slightly dovish development in our view.

5. Thomas Pickering:

   Some people do need to be held to account because some of the conduct is so widely at odds with our values, but making an example out of a few people would be a disservice.