appreciably

To noticeable degree

Appreciably means by an amount large enough to notice or matter.

It modifies verbs and adjectives to indicate meaningful difference: The new route didn't appreciably shorten our commute.

Prices have risen appreciably since last year.

The word implies measurement against some standard—not just any change, but change sufficient to register.

noticeably

markedly

To a conspicuous extent

detectably · discernibly · visibly · perceptibly · measurably · tangibly · observably · distinctly · clearly · evidently

significantly

considerably

By a large margin

importantly · consequentially · notably · remarkably · profoundly · majorly · fundamentally · crucially · vitally · essentially

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degree of noticeable difference or change

appreciablynegligibly

To a trifling extent

insignificantly · imperceptibly · slightly · barely · marginally

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appreciable, inappreciable

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