considerably
144
3.4
- adverb
- /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
:
considerablemente
- Confidence building took the longest period of time to develop and varied considerably between individual athletes.
- considerably more
- vary considerably
- considerably less
The market for depth development has grown considerably in the last few years.
- The market for depth development has grown considerably in the last few years.
- The potential benefits considerably outweigh the potential risks.
- AI is expanding this to tasks that are considerably less routine.
- The cost per nugget is considerably lower.
- He said it would set back America considerably.
- You know, I think COVID shut down my bus riding quite considerably.
- And so they were considerably slicker and considerably taller.
- But Gaelic himself is going beyond that considerably.
- What he's showing you is that the marketing of a thing is often considerably different from the thing itself.
- You know, in the Venn diagram, those two things overlap considerably.
- What counts as being ethical varies considerably.
- So forcing the group to, say to use a consensus process did in fact considerably close the gender gap.
- So it would have been considerably more than, you know, we would make usually.
Examples
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All of the aforementioned companies have downsized considerably in the last few years.
Academic text (1999) -
At this point, Constantine becomes considerably more devout and somewhat more intolerant.
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So you need something considerably more than that.
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We both know you have considerably more at stake here than I do.
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The market for depth development has grown considerably in the last few years.
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The rankings change considerably when the population of children under five is considered.
Academic text (2011) -
In addition, the plan quality turned out to be considerably better, and overtime was decreased by 20%.
Academic text (2011) -
Productivity increases in Japan and many other Asian countries are considerably higher than in America.
Academic text (1990) -
Over recent years, Americans have grown accustomed to considerably higher oil prices than those of the 1980s and 1990s.
Academic text (2011) -
The upgrade considerably improved the performance of the computer.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
584
2.3
To a very great degree
354
1.8
Shows that something is done a lot
351
3.5
By a large, noticeable amount that makes a difference
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
350
1.0
By a very large amount
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
129
3.1
To a very large degree
129
4.9
To a large degree
128
3.5
To a very large degree
103
3.0
By a very large amount
101
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
84
2.1
To a very great degree
70
3.5
To a very large degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
47
3.4
To a great degree
22
4.6
In a way that is very easy to notice
18
5.7
Very, to a high level
17
5.2
To a very great degree
12
3.6
To a very high degree
11
3.5
To a large degree
6
4.9
In a way that is easy to notice
6
7.4
To a very large degree
4
4.4
In a way you can measure or clearly notice
2
7.7
In a very large and impressive way
1
3.0
By a much larger amount than others
To a fairly large degree
By a large amount
Antonyms
How Much
350
1.0
144
3.4
47
2.8
816
2.0
885
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
considerably = considerable (semi-transparent) = consider + able + ly
Forming an adverb by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'considerable' is a standard and clearly understandable operation.
Etymology
Considerably comes from consider, which is built from the Latin parts con- and sidere meaning 'with' and 'star', because Romans sometimes looked at the stars when they wanted to think carefully. A helpful way to remember it is that something considerable was 'worthy of being thought about' or 'important', so considerably means 'to a large degree' or 'much'.