# substantially

Pronunciation: say "suhb-STAN-shuh-lee" /səbˈstænʃəli/

## Adverb

1. In essence; in nearly all important respects, even when minor details differ.
   - Simple: In almost every important way, even if small details differ.
   - _Her account of the meeting was substantially correct, though a few dates were off._
   - _The new policy is substantially the same as the old one, with only the deadlines changed._
2. To a considerable degree; by a large and noticeable amount.
   - Simple: By a large amount, so the change is easy to notice.
   - _Enrollment grew substantially after the school waived its fees._
   - _The medication substantially eased her chronic pain within a week._
3. In a way that carries no significant qualifications or limiting conditions.
   - Simple: Without any important limits or conditions added on.
   - _The judge approved the settlement substantially in the form the parties submitted, adding no conditions of her own._
   - _The Senate passed the bill substantially as the House had written it, attaching no new conditions._

## Origin

Formed from "substantial" combined with the suffix "-ly."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/substantially (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).