substantially

[ suhb-stan-shuh-lee ]

/ səbˈstæn ʃə li /

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adverb

by an ample or considerable amount; quite a lot: As a professor, my workload is substantially reduced or eliminated during the summer months.

in a basic or essential way; fundamentally: The new law mandates equal pay for substantially similar work, whether at the same establishment or not.

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.

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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Origin of substantially

substantial + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM substantially

non·sub·stan·ti·al·ly, adverbsu·per·sub·stan·ti·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby substantially

substantia gelatinosa, substantia grisea, substantial, substantialism, substantialize, substantially, substantia medullaris, substantia nigra, substantiate, substantiated, substantiation

How to use substantially in a sentence

Lack of movement, the group says, as the commute between our bed, our desk and the fridge while we wait for the pandemic to pass is substantially smaller than our pre-covid routines.
The pandemic isn’t ending anytime soon. And our bodies are feeling the stress.|Petula Dvorak|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Taking action, however, requires us to substantially alter the economy.
Why we should be funding more Solyndras|Amy Nordrum|November 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
First, so-called “challenger banks” are on the rise, and SoFi just got approval for a national bank charter, which will allow the fintech company to expand its offerings and reduce costs substantially, while lowering its regulatory burden.
The cashless economy: How fintech is approaching the future of finance|McKenna Moore|November 19, 2020|Fortune
Given how fast and widely the virus is spreading, those risks are going to be substantially higher by Thanksgiving.
It’s not too late to cancel Thanksgiving|David Rotman|November 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review

As a result, the company expects the first interim analysis will include substantially more than 53 cases, the targeted trigger point for the analysis.
Moderna shares soar as markets bet its COVID vaccine trial is on the same track as Pfizer’s|Claire Zillman, reporter|November 12, 2020|Fortune
The world Carver left was still a hungry one—if substantially less so.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CDC says that the current numbers on record for the epidemic, 5,843 cases and 2,803 deaths, are “substantially underreported.”
CDC’s Worst Case Scenario: 1.4 Million Ebola Cases|Abby Haglage|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Following the attrition of heavy industry in the 1980s, the income gap across the United Kingdom has grown substantially.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The police department, despite public belief, is substantially upping patrol and investigative measures.
Sororities Finally Take Back the Night|Kelsey Meany|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What has changed, substantially and perhaps for the best, is just what a nonmarital birth looks like.
Unwed Women in the United States Are Having Fewer Babies|Brandy Zadrozny|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I am prepared to respect the franchise, to give substantially, although not nominally, equality.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
From the year 1902 to 1909, the style of their motorcycle remained substantially the same in appearance.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
De Rossi and his English editors seem to accept substantially the Romish legend of this celebrated martyr.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The Fatal Dowry in substantially its own proper form does not appear ever to have been acted after Jacobean times.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Upon this little they seemed, according to her answers, to live very comfortably, not to say substantially.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney