substantiallyadverb
uk/səbˈstæn.ʃəl.i/us/səbˈstæn.ʃəl.i/substantially adverb (LARGE)
C1 to a large degree:
The new rules will substantially change how we do things.
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- House prices have risen substantially over the last six months.
- Their new house is substantially bigger than their previous one.
- They charge substantially more than their competitors.
- The quality of their products has improved substantially over the last five years.
- We now have substantially reduced interest rates.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- prized
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
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substantially adverb (GENERAL)
generally:
This model has leather seats, but the two cars are substantially the same.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- board
- generalist
- generally
- helicopter view
- impressionistic
- in all idiom
- large
- primarily
- principle
- sense
- simply
- the big/bigger picture idiom
- thing
- whole
- widely
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