broadly

1. 1.

   without regard to specific details or exceptions

   “he interprets the law broadly”

   Synonymslooselybroadly speakinggenerally

   Antonymsnarrowly
2. 2.

   in a wide fashion

   “he smiled broadly”

Questions about broadly

What does broadly mean?

broadly means "without regard to specific details or exceptions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in broadly?

broadly has 2 syllables: broad-ly. The stress falls on "broad". In IPA it is /ˈbɹɔdli/.

What is another word for broadly?

Close synonyms include loosely, broadly speaking, generally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of broadly?

The recorded antonyms are narrowly.

Is broadly a common word?

broadly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.