Meanings
comparative more considerably · superlative most considerably
- Significantly; to a degree worth considering.
The situation is considerably better.
4 more examples
The situation has improved considerably.
From several magnets combined von Hellenbach and Gessmann in Vienna constructed considerably stronger hypnoscopes, through which 66 per cent. of those examined showed the above mentioned sensitiveness […]
1889, Humboldt library of science, number 113, page 13The hand which is not concealed by the drapery is gloveless; the arms are bare considerably above the elbow; and a bracelet encircles the right wrist.
1900, William Carew Hazlitt, The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall 421-1797Despite the ups and downs of removals and rehousings, the collection was considerably extended under his guidance, both by purchases and donations.
2001, Constantijn Petridis, Daniel P. Biebuyck, Frans M. Olbrechts, 1899-1958: in search of art in Africa, page 15
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbto a great extent or degree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian значи́телно
- значи́телно (značítelno)significantly
Catalan considerablement
- considerablementsignificantly
Chinese Mandarin 大大, 相當 /相当
- 大大 (dàdà)significantly
- 相當 /相当 (xiāngdāng)significantly
Czech značně
- značněsignificantly
Dutch aanzienlijk
- aanzienlijksignificantly
Finnish huomattavasti, tuntuvasti
- huomattavastisignificantly
- tuntuvastisignificantly
- suurestisignificantly
French considérablement, largement
- considérablementsignificantly
- largementsignificantly
German wesentlich, beträchtlich
- wesentlichsignificantly
- beträchtlichsignificantly
- beachtlichsignificantly
Hebrew במידה ניכרת
- במידה ניכרת (be'mida nikeret)significantly
Italian considerevolmente, notevolmente
- considerevolmentesignificantly
- notevolmentesignificantly
Japanese ずいぶん, かなり
- ずいぶん (zuibun)significantly
- かなり (kanari)significantly
Norwegian Bokmål betydelig, betraktelig
- betydeligsignificantly
- betrakteligsignificantly
- atskilligsignificantly
Polish znacznie
- znaczniesignificantly
Portuguese consideravelmente
- consideravelmentesignificantly
Romanian considerabil, semnificativ
- considerabilsignificantly
- semnificativsignificantly
- în mod considerabilsignificantly
Russian значи́тельно, изря́дно
- значи́тельно (značítelʹno)significantly
- изря́дно (izrjádno)significantly
Spanish considerablemente
- considerablementesignificantly
Swedish betydligt, avsevärt
- betydligtsignificantly
- avsevärtsignificantly
Cite this entry
considerably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/considerably
“considerably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/considerably. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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