Antonyms for in substantial


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-suh b-stan-shuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn səbˈstæn ʃəl


Definition of in substantial

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Medieval Latin insubstantialis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + substantialis (see substantial). Related: Insubstantially.
  • As in inadequate : adj defective, insufficient, incompetent
  • As in insecure : adj dangerous, precarious
  • As in insubstantial : adj weak, imaginary
  • As in jerry-built : adj flimsy
  • As in light : adj not heavy
  • As in meager : adj small, inadequate; poor
  • As in meaningless : adj without use, value, worth
  • As in metaphysical : adj not physical; without physical presence
  • As in nonexistent : adj fictional, not real
  • As in pale : adj light in color or effect
  • As in paper : adj thin, flimsy
  • As in piddly : adj meager, trivial
  • As in slender/slim : adj thin, not heavy
  • As in slight : adj insignificant, small
  • As in tenuous : adj weak, thin
  • As in thin : adj deficient, weak
  • As in transient/transitory : adj temporary, brief
  • As in unreal : adj fake, make-believe; hypothetical
  • As in unsound : adj not well; flimsy
  • As in weak : adj not strong
  • As in imagined : adj not real
  • As in transient : adj temporary
  • As in vaporous : adj airy
  • As in bodiless : adj incorporeal
  • As in nonphysical : adj immaterial
  • As in scant : adj meager
  • As in tottering : adj insecure
  • As in tottery : adj insecure
  • As in unbodied : adj immaterial
  • As in uncorporal : adj immaterial
  • As in waterish : adj pale
  • As in weakly : adj infirm
  • As in weightless : adj light
  • As in decrepit : adj deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age
  • As in elusive : adj evasive, mysterious
  • As in ethereal : adj delicate, heavenly
  • As in feeble : adj not strong; ineffective
  • As in filmy : adj finespun, fragile
  • As in flimsy : adj not strong; light, thin
  • As in fragile : adj breakable, dainty
  • As in frail : adj breakable, weak
  • As in gauzy : adj see-through, gossamer in texture
  • As in ghostly : adj spooky
  • As in impalpable : adj intangible, unsubstantial

Synonyms for in substantial

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