essentially, substantially
- essentially, substantially
As ordinarily used, these words are interchangeable: There is no difference between saying "This report is essentially the same as that one" and "This report is substantially...."Each word conveys the idea of "basic" and "of the essence." Adjectival forms do differ, however: an essential service is an indispensable one, such as health care or fire fighting. A substantial service may or may not be indispensable, but it is always of considerable amount, quality, or size."This drive raised a substantial amount of money for the hospital."
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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substantially — See essentially. See essentially, substantially … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
essentially — See essentially, substantially … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Substantially — Sub*stan tial*ly, adv. In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially. [1913 Webster] In him all his Father shone, Substantially expressed. Milton. [1913 Webster] The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe them,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
substantially — [adv] to a large extent considerably, essentially, extensively, heavily, in essence, in fact, in reality, in substance, in the main, largely, mainly, materially, much, really; concepts 569,772 Ant. insignificantly, slightly … New thesaurus
substantially — ► ADVERB 1) to a great or significant extent. 2) for the most part; essentially … English terms dictionary
substantially — Essentially; without material qualification; in the main; in substance; materially; in a substantial manner. About, actually, competently, and essentially. Gilmore v. Red Top Cab Co. of Washington, 171 Wash. 346, 17 P.2d 886, 887 … Black's law dictionary
Essentially contested concept — In a paper delivered to the Aristotelian Society on 12 March 1956, [Published immediately as Gallie (1956a); a later, slightly altered version appears in Gallie (1964).] Walter Bryce Gallie (1912 ndash;1998) introduced the term essentially… … Wikipedia
substantially — [[t]səbstæ̱nʃəli[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v, ADV adj/prep If something changes substantially or is substantially different, it changes a lot or is very different. [FORMAL] The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially...… … English dictionary
substantially — sub|stan|tial|ly [ səb stænʃli ] adverb ** 1. ) by a large amount or degree: We have substantially increased the number of programs. The city has grown substantially. 2. ) very strongly made or built: a substantially built brick house 3. ) in the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
substantially — sub|stan|tial|ly [səbˈstænʃəli] adv 1.) very much or a lot = ↑considerably ▪ substantially higher prices ▪ The deer population has increased substantially in recent years. 2.) used to say that in many ways something is true, the same, different… … Dictionary of contemporary English
