What does substantially mean?

substantially means "to a great extent or degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in substantially?

substantially has 4 syllables: sub-stan-tial-ly. The stress falls on "stan". In IPA it is /səbˈstænʃəli/.

What is another word for substantially?

Close synonyms include well, considerably. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is substantially a common word?

substantially is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

substantially — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
to a great extent or degree
“I'm afraid the film was well over budget”
“painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger”
“the house has fallen considerably in value”
“the price went up substantially”
Synonymswell considerably
2.
in a strong substantial way
“the house was substantially built”

Questions about substantially

What does substantially mean?: substantially means "to a great extent or degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in substantially?: substantially has 4 syllables: sub-stan-tial-ly. The stress falls on "stan". In IPA it is /səbˈstænʃəli/.
What is another word for substantially?: Close synonyms include well, considerably. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is substantially a common word?: substantially is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for substantially come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
to a great extent or degree
“I'm afraid the film was well over budget”
“painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger”
“the house has fallen considerably in value”
“the price went up substantially”
Synonymswell considerably
2.
in a strong substantial way
“the house was substantially built”

Questions about substantially

What does substantially mean?: substantially means "to a great extent or degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in substantially?: substantially has 4 syllables: sub-stan-tial-ly. The stress falls on "stan". In IPA it is /səbˈstænʃəli/.
What is another word for substantially?: Close synonyms include well, considerably. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is substantially a common word?: substantially is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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