widely
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈwaɪdli/
:
ampliamente
- Promoting the freedom to read widely has long been a core aspect of library programs.
- widely used
- widely accepted
- vary widely
The DVD player actually being widely adopted was luck.
- The DVD player actually being widely adopted was luck.
- It is a work that he hoped would be widely published when he was safely dead.
- Now this story's been widely considered fake.
- Indeed, this is what particle physicists widely predicted before the LHC turned on.
- The Montreal Protocol to phase out ozone depleting substances widely ratified.
- The the English law, common law is similarly widely distributed in the world.
- That's really interesting to me because ADHD has become a very widely discussed topic.
Examples
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But it did recommend bank regulations, and these were widely adopted around the world.
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CEC's publications are among the most widely read professional journals in the world.
Academic text (2013) -
Both are simple to understand and widely used in practice.
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How exactly did it spread so widely and quickly?
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And I think that should be more widely understood.
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Some are widely known, others are rather obscure.
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Concrete, after water, is the second most widely used substance on our planet.
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By the 1980s, they were becoming widely used by the offshore oil and gas industry.
Academic text (2008) -
Her work on remedial education and financial aid is widely cited in the top economics journals.
Academic text (2011) -
The new technology is widely recognized for its efficiency and reliability.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
602
2.4
For the most part
350
1.0
By a very large amount
186
1.0
In most cases
144
3.4
By a large amount
129
3.1
To a very large degree
129
4.9
To a large degree
128
3.5
To a very large degree
103
3.0
By a very large amount
87
4.1
In a way that covers a large area or includes many parts
84
2.1
To a very great degree
70
3.5
To a very large degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
47
3.4
To a great degree
27
2.6
In many places across a large area
26
2.7
In a wide or large way, for example with a big smile
11
3.5
To a large degree
1
8.2
Exists in many places at the same time
In a way that happens often in many places or among many people
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.8
Many people admire a person or organization for good work and honest behaviour
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word widely comes from an old English root wīd meaning 'broad' or 'spacious', the same root you see in wide and width. So when something is 'widely' known or admired, it reaches many people or covers a large area.