substantially

adverb/səbˈstænʃəli/CEFR C1

উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে; মূলত

Meaning

To a large degree, or in the main.

Example sentences

  • Costs rose substantially this year.এ বছর খরচ উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে বেড়েছে।
  • The work is substantially complete.কাজটি মূলত শেষ।

Common phrases with “substantially”

  • rise substantiallyউল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে বাড়া
  • substantially completeমূলত সম্পন্ন
  • differ substantiallyউল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে ভিন্ন

A common mistake

The building is substantially complete, so nothing remains to be done.→The building is substantially complete, though small items remain.

In contracts substantially complete is a precise term: the main work is finished and the building can be used, but snags are still outstanding. It is not the same as finished.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: significantly, considerably

Antonyms: slightly

Similar words, and what each means

  • significantly

    উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে, গুরুত্বপূর্ণভাবে

    In a way that is large enough to be important.

  • considerably

    যথেষ্ট পরিমাণে, উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে

    By a large amount.

Other English words for “উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে; মূলত”

Opposite words

  • slightly

    সামান্য, একটু

    To a small degree.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • substantialadjectiveযথেষ্ট, উল্লেখযোগ্য পরিমাণের

“substantially” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Passage: 'Rainwater harvesting cut household costs in the village by nearly half.' Gap (TWO WORDS from the passage): 'The scheme reduced ___ substantially.' Write the answer.

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Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “substantially” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • আপাতদৃষ্টিতে
    • • উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে; মূলত
    • • সবেমাত্র, কষ্টেসৃষ্টে
    • • শীঘ্রই
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    উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে; মূলত — substantially (adverb) — উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে; মূলত. To a large degree, or in the main.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “substantially”?

    • • essentially
    • • evermore
    • • unexpectedly
    • • significantly
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    significantly — significantly — উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে, গুরুত্বপূর্ণভাবে. In a way that is large enough to be important.

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