Very much
Very much adverb - To a very great degree or extent.
Widely
Widely adverb - To a great degree.
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Synonyms for Widely
Very much and widely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Very much" instead an adverb "Widely".
Nearby Word: wide
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Less blatant but still very much there in "The Witch of the Westmereland" (most widely known version by The Waybacks, originally by Scottish folksinger Archie Fisher).
Source: Intimate Healing -
Nobody can be bothered to hate Hacker very much as he is widely seen as mediocre and ineffectual.
Source: Dark Horse Victory -
In more cynical universes, the Smug Super may consider himself — and may even be widely considered — to be The Cape; they very much aren't, however.
Source: Smug Super
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Widely and Very much. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/very_much/widely
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