substantially

American  

[suhb-stan-shuh-lee] / səbˈstæn ʃə li /

adverb

1. by an ample or considerable amount; quite a lot.

   As a professor, my workload is substantially reduced or eliminated during the summer months.

2. in a basic or essential way; fundamentally.

   The new law mandates equal pay for substantially similar work, whether at the same establishment or not.

3. in a solid or firm way; stoutly or sturdily.

   In the far north, homes take more fuel to heat and also have to be built more substantially.

4. in a corporeal or material way; physically.

   The Eucharist makes the very Person of Christ truly, really, and substantially present in the consecrated bread and wine.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsubstantially adverb
• supersubstantially adverb

Etymology

Origin of substantially

substantial ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

And their salaries remain substantially lower than what they had been for at least four years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beef costs, for example, rose substantially in the past year.

From Barron's

Vegetarians have ‘substantially lower risk’ of five types of cancer.

From MarketWatch

The new lease site for its key data center client will be ready by April, after which the company’s revenue from this client will increase substantially.

From The Wall Street Journal

Increased global fragmentation could lead to substantially lower global economic growth.

From Barron's

Related Words

• considerably
• essentially
• extensively
• heavily
• largely
• materially
• really