If something changes substantially or is substantially different, it changes a lot or is very different.
[formal]
The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially.
The skin of an eighty-year-old looks substantially different from that of a twenty-year-old.
The price was substantially higher than had been expected.
The warrants were sold to them at prices substantially below market value.
Synonyms: considerably, significantly, very much, greatly More Synonyms of substantially
2. adverb [ADVERB adjective]
If you say that something is substantially correct or unchanged, you mean that it is mostly correct or mostly unchanged.
[formal]
He checked the details given and found them substantially correct.
BBC Television remains otherwise substantially unchanged.
Synonyms: essentially, largely, mainly, materially More Synonyms of substantially
Examples of 'substantially' in a sentence
substantially
The split in responsibilities between different tiers of government is substantially different.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How much confidence do you have that the new system will reduce abuse substantially?
The Sun (2014)
The figure would be substantially higher if ancient cultures were included.
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
Because it was a copy of a copy the footage was substantially below par.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet the distribution of who pays those taxes has changed substantially.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The nuclear deterrent is substantially different from other weapons.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But substantially raising prices of booze across the board would make a lot more sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He is unlikely to reduce his holding substantially.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But the position has now changed substantially.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The conflict and the countries involved are substantially different.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But it does mean that wine is still affordable as many prices have dropped substantially.
The Sun (2009)
But in recent years the position has changed substantially.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Other expert witnesses used the same textbook formula to arrive at substantially different answers.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
The expectation is that some of the money will be used to buy sovereign loans offering substantially higher yields.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
True, some could mean substantially altering elements of your work or lifestyle.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Indeed, there are fears of a crowd substantially below capacity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
With rail transport, the age at which horses could be raced was substantially reduced.
Judith Flanders Consuming Passions: Leisure and Pleasure in Victorian Britain (2006)
Its performance has weighed down the prized credit card business, which enjoys substantially higher returns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The plan would only work for shareholders if and when the banks' share price rose substantially.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
After all, waiting times have been reduced substantially and treatments are much faster.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
CHINESE contemporary art has substantially increased in value in recent years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Beyond that, though, there is something substantially more important to attend to.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Its borrowings, as a percentage of its total value, are substantially lower.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The asylum system could remain substantially unchanged; those granted asylum or other humanitarian protection nowadays amount to only 3 per cent of foreign immigration.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
substantially
British English: substantially ADVERB
If something changes substantially or is substantially different, it changes a lot or is very different.
The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially.
American English: substantially
Brazilian Portuguese: substancialmente
Chinese: 很大程度地
European Spanish: sustancialmente
French: considérablement
German: erheblich
Italian: notevolmente
Japanese: 相当に
Korean: 상당히
European Portuguese: substancialmente
Latin American Spanish: sustancialmente
Chinese translation of 'substantially'
substantially
(səbˈstænʃəlɪ) (frm)
adv
(= by a large amount) 在很大程度上 (zài hěn dà chéngdù shang)
(= in essence) 基本上 (jīběn shang)
1 (adverb)
The price was substantially higher than had been expected.
Synonyms
considerably
Their dinner parties had become considerably less formal.
significantly
The number supporting him had increased significantly.
very much
greatly
People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.
seriously (informal)
one of the first seriously wealthy rock-star landowners
remarkably
markedly
The quality of their relationship improved markedly.
noticeably
appreciably
Travel had not mellowed him appreciably.
2 (adverb)
He checked the details given and found them substantially correct.
Synonyms
essentially
His analysis is essentially correct.
largely
I largely work with people who are already motivated.
mainly
The birds live mainly on nectar.
materially
Profits fell materially below those earned in the previous year.
in the main
In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.
in essence
In essence, we share the same ideology.
to a large extent
in substance
in essentials
Additional synonyms
in the sense of appreciably
Travel had not mellowed him appreciably.
Synonyms
significantly,
obviously,
definitely,
considerably,
substantially,
evidently,
visibly,
markedly,
noticeably,
palpably,
perceptively,
measurably,
recognizably,
discernibly,
detectably,
distinguishably,
perceivably,
ascertainably
in the sense of greatly
People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.
Synonyms
very much,
much,
hugely,
vastly,
extremely,
highly,
seriously (informal),
notably,
considerably,
remarkably,
enormously,
immensely,
tremendously,
markedly,
powerfully,
exceedingly,
mightily,
abundantly,
by much,
by leaps and bounds,
to the nth degree
in the sense of in essence
Definition
essentially
In essence, we share the same ideology.
Synonyms
essentially,
materially,
virtually,
basically,
fundamentally,
in effect,
substantially,
in the main,
to all intents and purposes,
in substance
Synonyms of 'substantially'
substantially
Explore 'substantially' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of in the main
Definition
on the whole
In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.
Synonyms
on the whole,
generally,
mainly,
mostly,
in general,
for the most part
in the sense of largely
Definition
principally
I largely work with people who are already motivated.
Synonyms
mainly,
generally,
chiefly,
widely,
mostly,
principally,
primarily,
considerably,
predominantly,
extensively,
by and large,
as a rule,
to a large extent,
to a great extent
in the sense of mainly
Definition
for the most part
The birds live mainly on nectar.
Synonyms
chiefly,
mostly,
largely,
generally,
usually,
principally,
in general,
primarily,
above all,
substantially,
on the whole,
predominantly,
in the main,
for the most part,
most of all,
first and foremost,
to the greatest extent
in the sense of markedly
The quality of their relationship improved markedly.
Synonyms
noticeably,
greatly,
clearly,
obviously,
seriously (informal),
signally,
patently,
notably,
considerably,
remarkably,
evidently,
manifestly,
distinctly,
decidedly,
strikingly,
conspicuously,
to a great extent,
outstandingly
in the sense of materially
Definition
to a significant extent
Profits fell materially below those earned in the previous year.
Synonyms
significantly,
much,
greatly,
considerably,
essentially,
seriously,
gravely,
substantially
in the sense of seriously
one of the first seriously wealthy rock-star landowners
Synonyms
very,
really,
extremely,
particularly,
truly,
remarkably,
unusually,
decidedly,
exceedingly,
excessively,
eminently,
uncommonly
in the sense of significantly
The number supporting him had increased significantly.