significantly

adverb

sig·​nif·​i·​cant·​ly sig-ˈni-fi-kənt-lē 

1

: in a significant manner : to a significant degree

the salaries differed significantly

2

: it is significant

significantly, they were on time

Examples of significantly in a Sentence

People who smoke have a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer than people who don't.

Another store sold the game for a significantly lower price.

If you take my advice, your chances of winning will increase significantly.

He looked significantly in her direction when he said that some of us are not doing our jobs.

Recent Examples on the Web

Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century. —NPR, 18 Oct. 2025

Does their payroll significantly exceed the small-market Brewers’ $122 million? —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025

And in a sign that Wall Street took it seriously, stocks of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, the makers of GLP-1 drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, fell significantly, wiping out tens of billions of dollars in the companies’ market values. —Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

Consuming significantly more vitamin K could lead to a clot, and consuming significantly less could cause bleeding. —Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for significantly

• insignificantly