SIGNIFICANTLY Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

significantly

adverb

Definition of significantly

as in considerably

to a large extent or degree The recipe made significantly more cookies than I was expecting. The vet informed us that Fluffy was significantly overweight and would need to be put on a diet.

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Recent Examples of significantly Most environments are significantly more exposed than assumed. — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The group has notched major electoral victories across the country over the last year, however, most significantly with the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Officials in Texas’ third-largest county voted to significantly reduce the number of polling sites for the midterm elections. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 Israeli public opinion has moved significantly rightward over the last three years. — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for significantly

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Pushing it into hard motocross-style shenanigans will knock that time down considerably, of course.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Chelsea, despite missing out on a late move for Lamine Camara, and Tottenham have improved considerably, but that is more a reflection of previous dysfunction — and a lighter schedule — than inspired recruitment.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of considerably

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Agricultural production technologies and weather forecasting capabilities have also improved substantially, all of which could help the market absorb part of the supply shocks.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
But Fitzwilliams believes Ferguson's latest controversy has placed her in a substantially more difficult position.

— Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of substantially

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Russian forces have long targeted the strategic cities of Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk as part of a push to completely capture the Donetsk Oblast, one of the Kremlin’s key objectives in the conflict.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis with animation overseen by Richard Williams, takes every aspect of itself, even the zany silliness of cartoons, completely seriously, while never losing sight of the fun.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of completely

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Billie is a pro at this by now, which extends to wingman-ing, but Issa totally lost her skills after being out of the game so long.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
In reality, Young came up with a totally different concept for the tour shortly before rehearsals began.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

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