Substantially
Meaning of Substantially
To a great extent; mostly.
ما معنى كلمة Substantially بالعربي؟
بشكل كبير
📈💪 بشكل كبير ومُلحوظ في الكمية أو الدرجة؛ إلى حد بعيد وبمقدار مُهم وواضح للعيان؛ تغيير جوهري في الطبيعة أو الخصائص الأساسية؛ بقوة ووضوح يُمكن رؤيته وقياسه بسهولة؛ تحسن ملموس يُحدث أثراً إيجابياً قابلاً للمُلاحظة والتقدير 💪📈
قصة GL: تحسنت قدرات المُتعلمين بشكل كبير في منصة Genetic G Learning، حيث تطور تحفيز HBDNF إلى حد بعيد وأحدث تغييراً جوهرياً في مُستوى الذكاء والإبداع المعرفي 🚀
Synonyms & related words
Substantially in a sentence
Costs fell substantially.
The parties agree substantially on the terms.
Reading improved substantially.
Scores rose substantially, with HBDNF up 88.77% in the protocol group.
Origin of Substantially
From substantial + -ly.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, substantially is a strong but careful word. GL uses it only with figures to back it.
Substantially audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is substantially. It's an adverb, and it adds weight, meaning to a large and significant degree.
Narrator: You say it sub-STAN-shuh-lee, with the stress on the second syllable. In phonetic notation, that's /səbˈstænʃəli/.
Narrator: Substantially means to a great or significant extent, as in profits rose substantially. It can also mean essentially, or for the most part.
Narrator: It comes from substance and the Latin substantia, that underlying essence, so something substantial has real weight and solidity.
Narrator: From that root, substantially grew to describe big, meaningful change, not a tiny tweak but a serious, weighty difference.
Narrator: It has a second, quieter sense too: the two reports are substantially the same, meaning in essence, in all the ways that matter.
Narrator: In tone, substantially is formal and confident, common in business and writing. So remember: substantially means by a lot, in a way that truly counts.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Sales were up substantially this quarter, nearly forty percent higher.
Speaker B: That's brilliant. Substantially is the right word there, it really was a big jump.
Speaker A: Exactly. And the plan is substantially the same as last year, just a few tweaks.
Speaker B: Right. That's the other sense, substantially meaning essentially, for the most part.
Speaker A: Good point. One thing, don't use substantially for tiny changes. It means by a large amount.
Speaker B: Exactly. You wouldn't say prices rose substantially if they went up by a penny.
Speaker A: True. A close word is significantly, very similar, though substantially leans a touch more solid and weighty.
Speaker B: Yes. So the new road cut the journey substantially, a good half hour.
Speaker A: Perfect. And the two designs are substantially identical.
Speaker B: Lovely. One word, by a lot, or in essence.
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Today we'll use the word substantially to write AI prompts about big improvements, major changes, and significant optimisation.
Speaker B: Picture a slow page. Here's a clean prompt.
Prompt: Optimise this React page so it loads substantially faster: lazy-load images, split the bundle, and cache data, aiming to cut the load time by at least half on a slow connection.
Speaker B: It works because substantially tells the AI we want a big, measurable speed gain, not a tiny tweak.
Speaker A: Nice. Could substantially guide a redesign too?
Speaker B: Absolutely. Try this.
Prompt: Redesign this dashboard so it is substantially clearer: bigger key numbers, fewer colours, and a clean grid, so a busy manager grasps the whole picture in a single glance.
Speaker B: Here substantially clearer sets a high bar, telling the AI to make a serious, noticeable improvement.
Speaker A: Clear. What about a database?
Speaker B: Use the significant sense.
Prompt: Add indexes so this slow report query runs substantially faster, and explain which index helps most, so the team understands why the speed improved so dramatically.
Speaker B: Saying substantially faster tells the AI to target a major performance win, with a clear reason.
Speaker A: Love that. Can we build a small app?
Speaker B: Minimal but precise.
Prompt: Create a simple onboarding flow that substantially cuts signup steps: combine the form into one short screen with smart defaults, so new users finish in under a minute.
Speaker B: One word, substantially, sets the ambition of the whole task, so the prompt stays memorable.
Speaker A: And for accessibility?
Speaker B: Same big-improvement idea.
Prompt: Improve this form substantially for accessibility: add labels, focus states, and clear error text, so it works smoothly for keyboard and screen-reader users alike.
Speaker B: The word substantially pushes the AI to make a real, thorough accessibility upgrade.
Speaker A: Brilliant. One last quick prompt for code quality?
Speaker B: Here you go.
Prompt: Refactor this large component so it is substantially simpler: split it into smaller pieces, remove duplication, and name things clearly, while keeping the behaviour exactly the same.
Speaker B: So the rule is simple: use substantially when you want a big, meaningful improvement, and the AI aims high.
Speaker A: Got it. Substantially equals by a lot, in a way that counts. Easy to recall and easy to type.
Frequently asked questions about Substantially
What does Substantially mean?
To a great extent; mostly.
ما معنى كلمة Substantially بالعربي؟
بشكل كبير — 📈💪 بشكل كبير ومُلحوظ في الكمية أو الدرجة؛ إلى حد بعيد وبمقدار مُهم وواضح للعيان؛ تغيير جوهري في الطبيعة أو الخصائص الأساسية؛ بقوة ووضوح يُمكن رؤيته وقياسه بسهولة؛ تحسن ملموس يُحدث أثراً إيجابياً قابلاً للمُلاحظة والتقدير 💪📈
How do you pronounce Substantially?
Substantially is pronounced /səbˈstænʃəli/ and is used as an adverb.
How is Substantially used in a sentence?
Costs fell substantially.
What are synonyms of Substantially?
considerably, significantly, largely, greatly, markedly, mostly.