Synonyms for largely
ˈlɑrdʒ lilarge·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. largely, mostly, for the most partadverb

   in large part; mainly or chiefly

   "These accounts are largely inactive"

   Synonyms:
   by and large, mostly, for the most part, more often than not, generally

2. largelyadverb

   on a large scale

   "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"

   Synonyms:
   mostly, for the most part

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "largely":

   widely, mainly, greatly, broadly, mostly, primarily, essentially, heavily, predominantly, basically, extensively, principally, substantially, significantly, much, generally, amply, chiefly, considerably, especially, virtually

How to pronounce largely?

How to say largely in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use largely in a sentence?

1. Brad Mittman MD:

   Remember, happiness and negativity are largely self-fulfilling prophecies. We see whatever we choose to project on the world around us, and that reflects back to us like a huge movie screen. We are, then, at once the projectionist, the actor, and the audience in this movie called Life.

2. Eric Wiegand:

   Clearly, the fervor around selling had largely hit a peak. Last week, I don't think there was a sense that it was all clear, or a resounding sense of confidence that perhaps the lows have been put in.

3. President Barack Obama on Friday:

   The reason that a lot of environmentalists are concerned about it is the way that you get the oil out in Canada is an extraordinarily dirty way of extracting oil, and obviously there are always risks in piping a lot of oil through Nebraska farmland and other parts of the country, i haven't made a final determination on it, but what I've said is, 'we're not going to authorize a pipeline that benefits largely a foreign company if it can't be shown that it is safe and if it can't be shown that overall it would not contribute to climate change,'.

4. H.L. Mencken:

   I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.

5. Vivek Shandas:

   Unfortunately we're not well-prepared, generally speaking in the Pacific Northwest, for heat, our [ power ] grids are largely taxed during the wintertime for heating purposes, but in the summer, there's a lot less capacity in the grid to be able to actually manage some of the major drains on cooling infrastructure that's needed.