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adverb

In a strong or substantial manner; considerably.

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Meanings

adverbsubstantially (comparative more substantially, superlative most substantially)

comparative more substantially · superlative most substantially

  1. In a strong or substantial manner; considerably.

    For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. Income grew slowly through most of the last decade, except at the top of the distribution, before falling sharply when the financial crisis began.

    2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2020, retrieved 24 Oct 2012

    Synonyms: majorly, significantly

  2. To a great extent; in essence; essentially.

    Synonyms: at heart

  3. Without material qualifications.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a strong or substantial manner; considerably.

adverbTo a great extent; in essence; essentially.

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More synonyms by meaning

adverbto a great extent or degree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian значително, съществено
  • значително (značitelno)in a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • съществено (săštestveno)to a great extent; in essence; essentially
Chinese Mandarin 實貭上地 /实貭上地
  • 實貭上地 /实貭上地in a strong or substantial manner; considerably
German beträchtlich, erheblich
  • beträchtlichin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • erheblichin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • substanziellin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • wesentlichin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • im Grundeto a great extent; in essence; essentially
  • im Kernto a great extent; in essence; essentially
Hungarian lényegesen
  • lényegesenin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
Japanese 少なからず
  • 少なからず (sukunakarazu)in a strong or substantial manner; considerably
Norwegian i alt vesentligt, vesentligen
  • i alt vesentligtin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • vesentligenin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • i alt vesentligtto a great extent; in essence; essentially
  • vesentligento a great extent; in essence; essentially
Portuguese substancialmente
  • substancialmentein a strong or substantial manner; considerably
Russian суще́ственно
  • суще́ственно (suščéstvenno)in a strong or substantial manner; considerably
Spanish sustancialmente
  • sustancialmentein a strong or substantial manner; considerably
Swedish i allt väsentligt, väsentligen
  • i allt väsentligtin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • väsentligenin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • väsentligento a great extent; in essence; essentially
  • i allt väsentligtto a great extent; in essence; essentially
Turkish büyük ölçüde, ciddi anlamda
  • büyük ölçüdein a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • ciddi anlamdain a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • ciddi manadain a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • oldukçain a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • çokin a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • epeycein a strong or substantial manner; considerably
  • aslındato a great extent; in essence; essentially
  • esasento a great extent; in essence; essentially
  • temeldeto a great extent; in essence; essentially
  • haddi zatındato a great extent; in essence; essentially
  • esas itibariyleto a great extent; in essence; essentially
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APA

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MLA

“substantially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantially. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substantially,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantially.

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