APPRECIABLY Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

appreciably

adverb

Definition of appreciably

as in largely

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Relevance

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as in markedly

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Recent Examples of appreciably Year two was appreciably better at 5-7, but still nothing to write home about. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 In multiple ways, that tech has made our lives appreciably better, easier, and, at times, more rewarding. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 For 2025, the Taos was appreciably updated — more horsepower and improved interior and exterior styling. — James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 By comparison, The Mandalorian felt sleek and charming, with appreciably human stakes. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 In dealing Pascal Siakam in January 2024 and acquiring Brandon Ingram 13 months later, Toronto didn’t appreciably increase its talent. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 The single-lens 4K footage is appreciably smaller, about 500MB per minute, while 120MP JPG stills average around 65MB, and Raw DNG pairs are about 120MB in total. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 The Patriots, meanwhile, stop short of guaranteeing Pierce more cash than appreciably more productive players like Smith and Jaylen Waddle. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026 But because the agency handled it professionally, the payroll shrank appreciably, and few of us landed on the street. — Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciably

Adverb

The economic outlook is also largely positive despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Other sailors described to CNN conditions unlike their previous deployments, largely because of the war, which stopped the ship from making stops at friendly ports.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of largely

Adverb

The warm applause was a markedly different reception than six years ago, when a fourth-place showing in South Carolina helped derail Buttigieg’s presidential campaign while exposing his failure to connect with Black voters.

— Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Super teams share prompts openly, coached by leaders who use the tools themselves, which leaves them markedly less anxious about AI displacing their jobs.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of markedly

Adverb

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning that applies to more than 1 million people in San Diego County, mostly across inland valleys, foothills and mountains where high temperatures will approach or exceed 95 to 114 degrees.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
After all, horror isn’t exactly a Broadway staple and producers have mostly given up that particular ghost.

— Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mostly

Adverb

The overnight lows will fall to the low and mid-60s, making for noticeably cooler nights.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
Turning the quantum vacuum into a control knob The challenge is that vacuum fluctuations are normally far too weak to noticeably influence the collective behavior of a macroscopic material.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of noticeably

Adverb

Treasury is managing yields, which looks like monetary policy, while the Fed’s balance sheet works mainly through the composition of government debt, which looks like fiscal policy.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The center also receives waste such as leaves and construction materials and processes them into new products, mainly compost and cattle bedding.

— Rose Evans August 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mainly

Adverb

Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Beyond overall car performance, a pressing concern for Cadillac this year has been reliability, chiefly recurring brake overheating issues (below).

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chiefly

Adverb

There’s an uncanniness to 1970s Harlem here; a magical-realist urban sprawl that’s both palpably gritty and like something from a fairy tale.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
And yet, Lestat is so palpably alive, which makes the vocal hardening all the more affecting.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

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