Practically vs Substantially - What's the difference?
practically | substantially |
In practice; in effect. Not necessarily officially the case but what actually occurs.
Almost completely; almost entirely
With respect to practices or a practice.
In a strong substantial manner; considerably.
* 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html?_r=1&hp]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
To a great extent; in essence; essentially.
Without material qualifications.
As adverbs the difference between practically and substantially
is that practically is in practice; in effect. Not necessarily officially the case but what actually occurs while substantially is in a strong substantial manner; considerably.practically
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Adverb
(en adverb)Usage notes
* Practical-minded is nearly four times as common as practically -minded in books.Antonyms
* impracticallysubstantially
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Adverb
(en adverb)- For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. Income grew slowly through most of the last decade, except at the top of the distribution, before falling sharply when the financial crisis began.
