CONSIDERABLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

considerably

adverb

Definition of considerably

as in greatly

to a large extent or degree home electronic devices that have fallen considerably in price

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Recent Examples of considerably Fortunately for Moss, his own fishing trip with Church went considerably better. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Ask whether the same level of performance is beginning to require considerably more internal effort. — Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Rain chances will remain considerably lower toward the metroplex (20%). — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The result is a more intimidating cousin of last season’s leopard obsession, with enough personality to make even the simplest outfit look considerably more interesting. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Those platforms offer different capabilities, so this is not a direct comparison, but PhoneBot would make bipedal robotics accessible on a considerably smaller budget. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 Her actual circumstances are, of course, considerably less glamorous. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 The release of clinical trial data for felzartamab, an investigational treatment for rare kidney diseases, could also lift shares of Biogen considerably, per JPMorgan. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 However, the other side of the equation — the potential therapeutic benefits of heat exposure — have received considerably less attention from modern medical science. — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for considerably

Adverb

The harder question is whether benefiting so greatly from that foundation creates some responsibility to leave it stronger for whoever comes next.

— Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Johnson, meanwhile, has improved greatly since a rough Week 1 performance in which the Las Vegas Raiders seemingly picked on the rookie.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of greatly

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The survey describes a wealthy, highly engaged slice of the generation, not Gen Z consumers generally.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Despite having access to the same highly effective medications, the number of new hepatitis C infections reported across the country steadily increased from 2013-2021 and remained stagnant between 2021-2023.

— Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

The number goes significantly higher—as high as over 50 percent this year—if there were also male founders in the team.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
That was a massive boon to the game and significantly influenced One More Level’s development from there.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of significantly

Adverb

What transpired in-between the curtain raiser and final pose was much like what had gone down the previous night in Cincinnati, at the first public gig the Beach Boys had done since canceling a slew of dates beginning in July.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
No state Supreme Court contest is expected to cost even close to that much this year, because no single seat is perceived as that essential to control a court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of much

Adverb

Rather than eliding them, Carson ends up bringing attention to these absences – an utterly distinctive choice.

— Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
But the quality remains extremely uneven—mathematicians are finding some papers readable and others utterly nonsensical.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

Those two questions narrow the scope of possible problems tremendously.

— John Bruggeman, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The urban centers in this neck of the woods are also very large and—at the risk of chafing readers in the other three-quarters of the country—our biggest towns are also tremendously important.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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