Vocabulary
Substantially
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
to a great or significant extent.
Urdu meaning
کافی حد تک، دراصل
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In contrast, the salaries and allowances of the top functionaries judges, parliamentarians, the military brass and senior bureaucracy have been substantially raised.
- Punjab has substantially increased its health budget to Rs630.5bn from Rs539bn last year ie, an increase of Rs91.5bn or almost 17pc.
- For example, curtailing transmission and dispatch losses will substantially lower tariffs, but this doesn`t seem to be as high a priority.
- The substantially improved remittance inflows, up 26.6pc over the previous year, have also helped the State Bank enhance its forex holdings to $14.5bn, which is more than its target of $14bn by the end of the year.
- Yet with the adoption of smart policies and allocation of maximum resources for climate adaptation and mitigation, we may still be able to substantially contain potential future losses.
Synonyms
considerably, significantly, greatly, a great deal, to a great extent, to a large extent
Curator example
“profits grew substantially”
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