Antonyms for in substance
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : suhb-stuhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌb stəns |
Definition of in substance
Origin :- c.1300, "essential nature," from Old French substance (12c.), from Latin substantia "being, essence, material," from substans, present participle of substare "stand firm, be under or present," from sub "up to, under" + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). A loan-translation of Greek hypostasis. Meaning "any kind of corporeal matter" is first attested mid-14c. Sense of "the matter of a study, discourse, etc." first recorded late 14c.
- As in nearly : adv almost
- As in basically : adv fundamentally
- As in substantially : adv to a large extent
- As in virtually : adv for all practical purposes
Synonyms for in substance
- about
- all but
- approaching
- approximately
- around
- as good as
- at heart
- at the bottom
- basically
- circa
- close but no cigar
- closely
- considerably
- effectually
- essentially
- extensively
- firstly
- for all intents and purposes
- fundamentally
- give or take a little
- guesstimate
- heavily
- implicitly
- in all but name
- in effect
- in essence
- in fact
- in reality
- in substance
- in the ballpark
- in the main
- in the neighborhood
- inherently
- intrinsically
- just about
- largely
- mainly
- materially
- morally
- more or less
- most
- mostly
- much
- nearabout
- nearly
- not absolutely
- not actually
- not quite
- practically
- pretty near
- primarily
- radically
- really
- roughly
- round
- roundly
- some
- something like
- somewhere
- upwards of
- virtually
- well-nigh
- within a little
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