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significantly

[ sig-nif-i-kuhnt-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a way or as a fact that is important and deserves attention:

    Significantly, Australia was a nation born in peacetime, not war.

  2. by a relatively great amount or to a relatively high degree:

    She seems to have grown significantly as a character—her decisions are more mature, for one thing.

  3. in a way that carries special, secret, or private meaning:

    The detective looked significantly at the collection of pills on the table, but said nothing.

  4. Statistics. in a way or to a degree that is unlikely to occur by chance and therefore indicates a systematic cause:

    These results show that sleep significantly affects memory organization, even in the infant brain.



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Other Words From

  • non·sig·nif·i·cant·ly adverb
  • su·per·sig·nif·i·cant·ly adverb
  • un·sig·nif·i·cant·ly adverb

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Example Sentences

The death toll, which experts believe has been significantly undercut by secret burials, stands at 7,905.

On top of oil, the United States produces significantly more natural gas than Saudi Arabia.

Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.

However, the total U.S. population has grown significantly in the past 160 years.

If it did, the current epidemic would look significantly worse.

As he was a great worker all his life, “Busy,” or “ Benjamin Ceased” would significantly express his death-date.

Thus, Virginia with approximately 135,000 farms, contributes significantly to the agricultural economy of the United States.

It is the remnant of a creature significantly on the dividing line between man-ape and man.

He saw them look at each other significantly, and he could read their thought—that he was afraid of his wife's importunities.

When he heard that Madame had two children, and yet had not abandoned her ambition, he nodded gravely and significantly.

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