substantially

səbˈstænʃəli

Definition

Definition of substantially - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

degreeto a great extent or degree

The costs have increased substantially this year..

considerably

significantly

essencemostly or essentially true

The report is substantially correct despite minor errors.

essentially

mostly

primarily

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Expressions with substantially

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substantially similar

adj.

very much alike in important parts though not exactly the same

The court found the two contracts to be substantially similar in their main terms.

substantially identical

adj.

almost the same in all important ways though with minor differences

For tax purposes, these two investments are considered substantially identical.

Origin of substantially

Latin, substantia (substance) + -alis (pertaining to)

Terms with substantially included in their meaning

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cloud ceiling

meteorology

lowest level at which clouds cover the sky substantially

Examples of substantially in a sentence

The weather has substantially affected the harvest this season.
The plan is substantially similar to the original.
His account was substantially accurate.

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French:considérablement, essentiellement, ...
German:erheblich, im Wesentlichen, ...
Italian:notevolmente, essenzialmente, ...
Spanish:sustancialmente, esencialmente, ...
Portuguese:substancialmente, essencialmente, ...
Chinese:大幅度地, 基本上, ...
Japanese:大幅に, ほとんど, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْل كَبِير, فِي الْجَوْهَر, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מַשְׁמָעוּתִית, בְּעִיקָּר, ...
Russian:существенно, в основном, ...
Ukrainian:значно, переважно, ...
Hindi:काफी, मुख्यतः, ...
Bengali:উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে, মূলত, ...
Catalan:considerablement, essencialment, ...
Czech:podstatně, v podstatě, ...
Danish:væsentligt, i det væsentlige, ...
Dutch:aanzienlijk, grotendeels, ...
Greek:σημαντικά, ουσιαστικά, ...
Hungarian:jelentősen, lényegében, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងច្រើន, ជាសារសំខាន់, ...
Korean:상당히, 대체로, ...
Persian:به‌طور قابل‌توجهی, عمدتاً, ...
Polish:znacznie, zasadniczo, ...
Portuguese (BR):substancialmente, essencialmente, ...
Romanian:substanțial, esențial, ...
Swedish:betydligt, väsentligen, ...
Thai:อย่างมาก, โดยส่วนใหญ่, ...
Turkish:önemli ölçüde, esas olarak, ...
Vietnamese:đáng kể, về cơ bản, ...

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