Antonyms for substantial
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suhb-stan-shuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : səbˈstæn ʃəl |
Definition of substantial
Origin :- mid-14c., "ample, sizeable," from Old French substantiel (13c.), from Latin substantialis "having substance or reality, material," from substantia (see substance). Meaning "existing, having real existence" is from late 14c.
- adj important, ample
- adj material, real
- adj rich
- He went back to his hotel, and feeling hungry, made a substantial meal.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- A tooth-mug of substantial earthenware dropped to the floor with a crash.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- It is necessary to have one member of the firm solid and substantial.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Still, there was a substantial appearance of comfort and wealth about it.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
- The only substantial food at table was a great dish of game.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- It is best to screw a substantial block to the inside of the boat.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- And each day renews to him these pure and substantial pleasures, which afford not only gratification, but health.
- Extract from : « Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866 » by Henry Howland Crapo
- How did the roots or substantial portions of words become modified or inflected?
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- But if you had proof, substantial proof, the proof of his own pen?
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- At the same time, I cannot see where it would do us any substantial good.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Synonyms for substantial
- abundant
- actual
- affluent
- big
- big-deal
- bulky
- card-carrying
- comfortable
- concrete
- consequential
- considerable
- corporeal
- durable
- easy
- existent
- extraordinary
- firm
- for real
- generous
- goodly
- heavy
- heavyweight
- hefty
- honest-to-god
- key
- large
- legit
- major-league
- massive
- material
- meaningful
- momentous
- objective
- opulent
- phenomenal
- physical
- plentiful
- positive
- principal
- prosperous
- righteous
- sensible
- serious
- significant
- sizable
- snug
- solid
- solvent
- sound
- stable
- steady
- stout
- strong
- sturdy
- superabundant
- sure enough
- tangible
- tidy
- true
- twenty-four-carat
- valid
- valuable
- vast
- visible
- wealthy
- weighty
- well
- well-built
- well-heeled
- well-off
- well-to-do
- worthwhile
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