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significantly

[sig-nif-i-kuhnt-lee] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt li /

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essentially adv.
far adv.
necessarily adv.
quite adv.
somewhat adv.

ADVERB

essentially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually approximately necessarily originally permanently quite really substantially truly typically virtually

STRONG

fundamentally

WEAK

at heart at the heart of centrally characteristically chiefly determinately factually importantly in effect in essence indispensably inherently intimately intrinsically materially more or less so naturally primarily principally radically vitally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

apparently on the surface superficially

ADVERB

far

Synonyms

STRONGEST

much somewhat well

WEAK

decidedly extremely greatly incomparably notably quite very very much

ADVERB

necessarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

automatically naturally no doubt undoubtedly unquestionably

WEAK

accordingly as a matter of course axiomatically beyond one's control by definition by its own nature cardinally come what may compulsorily consequently exigently from within fundamentally incontrovertibly indubitably ineluctably inescapably inexorably irresistibly of course of necessity perforce positively pressingly unpreventably vitally willy-nilly without fail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

WEAK

unnecessarily

ADVERB

quite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fairly pretty rather reasonably relatively somewhat very

WEAK

considerably far moderately more or less to some degree

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

incompletely

ADVERB

somewhat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little considerably fairly far kind of moderately partially pretty quite rather slightly

WEAK

adequately bearably in part incompletely insignificantly more or less not much ratherish some something sort of to a degree tolerably well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

not at all

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significantly

Average scores increased significantly, from 2.37 before the retreat to 3.02 afterward.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

But moving the Cirqa to my biceps improved readings significantly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The comments came as transit through Hormuz has dropped significantly, with Iran targeting ships it accuses of skirting its preferred route through Iranian waters.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

The court heard that while Umar Ben Yusaf's car was not directly involved in the crash, the "competitive" nature of his driving with Abubakr Ben Yusaf contributed significantly.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

That locked the two labs into a zero-sum game that only one could win unless both compromised significantly.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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