Meanings
comparative more significantly · superlative most significantly
- In a significant manner or to a significant extent.
The quality of life is significantly higher than it was twenty years ago.
3 more examples
Irene's English significantly improved after taking a year out in Ireland.
It's the water that makes this area famous. […] That water is still being used to supply Blackford's two dominant industries, Tullibardine whisky distillery to the south of the village and, more significantly, Highland Spring Group's bottling plant to the north.
2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 38It’s commonly cited that undergraduates are significantly smarter than average, with IQs ranging from 115 to 130.
2024 January 23, Ross Pomeroy, “Why College Students' Average IQ Has Fallen 17 Points Since 1939”, in RealClearScience, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2024Synonyms: way
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a significant manner or to a significant extent.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a significant manner
adverbin an important way or to an important degree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishsignificant
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishsignificantly
From significant + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan significativament
- significativamentin a significant manner: notably
Chinese Mandarin 大大
- 大大 (dàdà)in a significant manner: notably
Czech významně, značně
- významněin a significant manner: notably
- značněin a significant manner: notably
Dutch voelbaar, waarneembaar
- voelbaarin a significant manner: notably
- waarneembaarin a significant manner: notably
- beduidendin a significant manner: notably
- significantin a significant manner: notably
- veelbetekenendin a significant manner: notably
- betekenisvolin a significant manner: notably
Esperanto grave
- gravein a significant manner: notably
Finnish huomattavasti, merkittävästi
- huomattavastiin a significant manner: notably
- merkittävästiin a significant manner: notably
French considérablement
- considérablementin a significant manner: notably
German wesentlich, beträchtlich
- wesentlichin a significant manner: notably
- beträchtlichin a significant manner: notably
Greek αξιοσημείωτα
- αξιοσημείωτα (axiosimeíota)in a significant manner: notably
Hungarian jelentősen
- jelentősenin a significant manner: notably
Italian significativamente, principalmente
- significativamentein a significant manner: notably
- principalmentein a significant manner: notably
Japanese 著しく
- 著しく (ichijirushiku)in a significant manner: notably
Norwegian Bokmål betydelig, påtagelig
- betydeligin a significant manner: notably
- påtageligin a significant manner: notably
- markantin a significant manner: notably
Polish znacząco, znacznie
- znaczącoin a significant manner: notably
- znaczniein a significant manner: notably
Portuguese significativamente, notavelmente
- significativamentein a significant manner: notably
- notavelmentein a significant manner: notably
Romanian (în mod) semnificativ, cu înțeles
- (în mod) semnificativin a significant manner: notably
- cu înțelesin a significant manner: notably
- (în mod) considerabilin a significant manner: notably
Russian значи́тельно
- значи́тельно (značítelʹno)in a significant manner: notably
Spanish significativamente
- significativamentein a significant manner: notably
Ukrainian значно
- значно (značno)in a significant manner: notably
Cite this entry
significantly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significantly
“significantly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significantly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “significantly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significantly.
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