Antonyms for insubstantial

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-suh b-stan-shuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn səbˈstæn ʃəl

Definition of insubstantial

Origin : c.1600, from Medieval Latin insubstantialis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + substantialis (see substantial). Related: Insubstantially.

adj weak, imaginary

Example sentences :

There were things, vague and insubstantial, which he could not understand.
Extract from : « The Shadow » by Arthur Stringer

From it rose the towers and high-peaked roofs of the city, insubstantial as a dream.
Extract from : « The Path of the King » by John Buchan

So feeble and insubstantial did he feel himself that he repeated the word aloud.
Extract from : « Night and Day » by Virginia Woolf

The beyond is vague and insubstantial, but it is instinct with life and purpose.
Extract from : « Nature Mysticism » by J. Edward Mercer

Shuddering, insubstantial, but luminously apparent, I stood there before them.
Extract from : « Famous Modern Ghost Stories » by Various

She married the Marquis of Vaccarone, a babbling Neapolitan, insubstantial and light.
Extract from : « Csar or Nothing » by Po Baroja Baroja

Beyond was the renowned staircase, which, rising with insubstantial grace, lost itself in silvery altitude like the way to heaven.
Extract from : « The Pretty Lady » by Arnold E. Bennett

They would fade like an insubstantial pageant—or the baseless fabric of a dream.
Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson

They rise all around in insubstantial drifts, never seeming to alight, yet stinging in clusters.
Extract from : « Life's Minor Collisions » by Frances Warner

It seemed to him that things would always henceforth be insubstantial, and events utterly unimportant.
Extract from : « The Immortal Moment » by May Sinclair

Synonyms for insubstantial

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