Also means
considerably
Usage Note
Sustancialmente expresses a significant or meaningful degree of change or difference — el precio aumentó sustancialmente (the price increased substantially). It is a formal, academic adverb; in everyday speech bastante or mucho are more natural. Note the variant spelling substancialmente is also accepted.
Examples
"El rendimiento mejoró sustancialmente este año."
Natural Translation
Performance improved substantially this year.

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