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sub‧stan‧tial‧ly
1 very much or a lot [= considerably]: substantially higher prices The deer population has increased substantially in recent years.
substantially higher pricesThe deer population has increased substantially in recent years.2 used to say that in many ways something is true, the same, different etc [= essentially]: There are one or two minor differences, but they're substantially the same text.
There are one or two minor differences, but they're substantially the same text.