significantly meaning
significantly :
importantly, noticeably
adverb
▪ Sales have increased significantly.
▪ Sales have increased noticeably.
▪ The results were significantly different.
▪ The results were noticeably different.
paraphrasing
▪ considerably – importantly
▪ remarkably – noticeably
▪ substantially – importantly
▪ greatly – noticeably
Pronunciation
significantly [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli]
The stress is on 'nif' and sounds like 'sig-nif-i-kant-lee'.
Common phrases and grammar about significantly
significantly - Common meaning
adverb
importantly, noticeably
Part of Speech Changes for "significantly"
▪ significance (noun) – importance
▪ significant (adjective) – important or noticeable
Common Expressions with "significantly"
▪ significantly improve – to improve in an important way
▪ significantly change – to change noticeably
▪ significantly affect – to affect importantly
▪ significantly reduce – to reduce noticeably
Important examples of significantly in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, significantly often describes changes or differences that are important.
Example of a confusing word: insignificantly (unimportantly)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Significantly is used as an adverb to modify verbs or adjectives, often indicating a large degree or importance.
significantly
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
significantly different
'importantly different', used to describe notable differences.
significantly impact
means 'to have an important effect', used to describe major influences.
Differences between similar words and significantly
significantly
,
considerably
differences
Significantly often implies importance or noticeability, while considerably implies a large amount or degree.
significantly
,
remarkably
differences
Significantly is used for importance or noticeability, while remarkably suggests something is unusual or surprising.
Words with the same origin as significantly
The origin of significantly
The word 'significantly' is derived from the Latin 'significare', meaning 'to signify or indicate'.
Word structure
It has the root sign (mark), and suffix ificantly (adverb), so it means 'in a way that marks importance'.
Words with the same origin
The root of significantly is sign (mark). Words with the same root include signify (to indicate), signature (a mark).
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