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

The number of patients waiting more than 12 hours for admission to A&E has increased substantially since the pandemic in 2021.

From BBC

For example, when an officer believes it could be "substantially" valuable to a case.

From BBC

In collisions, both mass and speed matter, and males are, on average, substantially faster and heavier than comparably fit and trained females.

From The Wall Street Journal

Further gains “could depend on the ability of the US and Venezuela to work together and for production to increase substantially,” wrote Morgan Stanley strategist Simon Waever.

From Barron's

Further gains “could depend on the ability of the US and Venezuela to work together and for production to increase substantially,” wrote Morgan Stanley strategist Simon Waever.

From Barron's

Related Words

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