significantly meaning

significantly as an adverb

1. in a statistically significant way
   • the two groups differed significantly

   Related forms: significant

2. in a significant manner
   • our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts

   Opposite: insignificantly

   Related forms: significant

3. in an important way or to an important degree
   • more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself

   Synonyms: importantly

   Related forms: significant

How to pronounce significantly

significantly is pronounced /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ in British English and /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.