SIGNIFICANTLY Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

significantly

adverb

as in considerably

to a large extent or degree The recipe made significantly more cookies than I was expecting. The vet informed us that Fluffy was significantly overweight and would need to be put on a diet.

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Recent Examples of significantly The company has since opened more locations in Old Saybrook, Plainville, Windsor Locks and Wethersfield, and Puka said the target has been to maintain quality standards — even when rental rates in an affluent market like Old Saybrook are significantly higher than at other locations. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 The video marks nine weeks since Coleman’s viral transformation, and both his hair and beard have grown in length significantly. —

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 There's no consensus over why women and couples have shifted their behavior so significantly. —

Brian Mann, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026 All three groups demand significantly higher pay, citing a multi-billion dollar reserve. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for significantly

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The French side are not the only team to have caused Liverpool problems when trying to build up against a high man-to-man press, but having a Wirtz-type profile in your team can help considerably.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Peter Weber, head of BMW Group Plant Munich, revealed that the firm has considerably cut production costs in recent years.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026