significantly
351
3.5
- adverb
- /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
- Specialized
:
considerablemente
- This new policy will significantly reduce pollution levels in the city.
- significantly more
- significantly higher
- significantly better
Putting it on paper has significantly helped me tame all of that.
- Putting it on paper has significantly helped me tame all of that.
- Our blood pressure goes down significantly, our heart rate goes down.
- So like with like, how else can you significantly constrain computation, right.
- This also helps significantly in therapy when you do this.
- So for her, doing this morning routine has significantly improved a skin condition.
- So, you know, it's made my life significantly more simple.
- Do you think that, like, have your views significantly changed since our first conversation?
- Speaking of garden, your eyesight gets significantly worse eyesight.
Examples
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Children who used computers in the classroom performed significantly better than those who did not use computers.
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Picture this: You wake up in the morning, and your life is significantly better.
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Our blood pressure goes down significantly, our heart rate goes down.
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Learned how to write significantly better through that course.
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Obviously, things have changed significantly and I love right now.
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Like you can buy skills that would make you significantly more money.
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What we do now, and in the next 10 years, will significantly affect the future of life on Earth.
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The documents stated that the levels of radioactivity appeared to be significantly higher than the average background.
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However, housing price to rent ratios vary significantly across regional markets.
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Also, financial knowledge was found to be both positively and significantly related to self-efficacy.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
507
1.0
In a way that matters a lot
350
1.0
By a very large amount
330
3.9
In a way that is very noticeable or extreme
255
3.6
To make a big difference
144
3.4
By a large amount
129
4.9
To a 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
47
3.4
To a great degree
38
3.5
To a great degree and in an impressive way
30
2.8
In a way that is easy to see or recognize
22
4.6
In a way that is very easy to notice
13
3.6
In a way that shows someone wants to send a clear message
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
1
7.9
In a very easy to notice and important way
To a fairly large degree
Antonyms
How Much
330
3.9
129
4.9
- Specialized
351
3.5
30
2.8
816
2.0
22
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
significantly = significant (transparent) = significant + ly
Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'significant'; a learner who knows 'significant' can readily infer 'significantly'.
Etymology
Significantly comes from the Latin significare, built on sign which means 'mark' or 'sign' and appears in English words like sign and signal. So to do something significantly is to do it in a way that is clearly marked, important, and easy to notice.