substantially

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adv

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.

2

To a great extent; in essence; essentially.

3

Without material qualifications.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

annoying, coastal, covid-19, crowded, entire, over, reduced

The entire project was substantially delayed due to unforeseen complications with the budget.

VERB + SUBSTANTIALLY

benefit, decreases, fallen, interest, rate, rates

Interest rates have fallen substantially over the past year.

SUBSTANTIALLY + NOUN

china's, death, family, productivity, user

Working from home has substantially increased productivity for many employees across the company.

PREP.

from, from, than, with

The new design differs substantially from the original plan we discussed last month.

ADV.

simply

The two proposals weren't simply different; they were substantially different in their approach.

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Synonyms

adverb — to a great extent or degree

well
considerably

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Idioms & Phrases

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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 distrib

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02

The stability of Chinese economy is substantially overestimated.

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03

Coastal areas are substantially more crowded than the U.S. as a whole, and population density in coastal areas will continue to increase in the future.

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Algeria will benefit substantially from China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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Over the last few decades, Thailand has reduced poverty substantially.

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Algeria will need to increase its interest rates substantially.

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