widely

1. 1.

   to a great degree

   “her work is widely known”
2. 2.

   to or over a great extent or range; far

   “wandered wide through many lands”

   “he traveled widely”

   Synonymswide
3. 3.

   so as to leave much space or distance between

   “widely separated”

Questions about widely

What does widely mean?

widely means "to a great degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in widely?

widely has 2 syllables: wide-ly. The stress falls on "wide". In IPA it is /ˈwaɪdli/.

What is another word for widely?

Close synonyms include wide. 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.