Substantially vs Predominantly - What's the difference?
substantially | predominantly |
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.
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
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As adverbs the difference between substantially and predominantly
is that substantially is in a strong substantial manner; considerably while predominantly is in a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.substantially
English
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.
predominantly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60.
- Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates
