Meaning & use

significantly

adverb·Academic

To a notable or important degree; considerably more or less than before.

See it in a sentence

Sales increased significantly after the company launched its new advertising campaign.

Her health improved significantly once she started the new treatment.

A note on using this word

Significantly suggests a change large enough to matter, common in both statistical and everyday writing.

Words with a similar meaning

considerablysubstantiallymarkedly

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Words with an opposite meaning

slightlynegligibly

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