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substantial
[ suhb-stan-shuhl ]
adjective
- of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.:
a substantial sum of money.
Antonyms: ,
- of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong:
a substantial physique.
Synonyms: ,
- basic or essential; fundamental:
two stories in substantial agreement.
- wealthy or influential:
one of the substantial men of the town.
- of real worth, value, or effect:
substantial reasons.
Synonyms: , , ,
- relating to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.
- of or relating to the essence of a thing:
the substantial parts of the ruling.
- existing as or being a substance; having independent existence:
a substantial being.
- Philosophy. relating to or of the nature of substance or reality rather than an accident or attribute.
noun
- something substantial.
substantial
/ səbˌstænʃɪˈælɪtɪ; səbˈstænʃəl /
adjective
- of a considerable size or value
substantial funds
- worthwhile; important
a substantial reform
- having wealth or importance
- (of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing
- solid or strong in construction, quality, or character
a substantial door
- real; actual; true
the evidence is substantial
- of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing
- philosophy of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications
Derived Forms
- ܲˈٲԳپ, adverb
- substantiality, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٲ·پ···ٲ [s, uh, b-stan-shee-, al, -i-tee], ܲ·ٲ·پ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ٲ·پ· adverb
- ԴDz·ܲ·ٲ·پ adjective
- non·ܲ·ٲ·پ·Ա noun
- non·ܲ·ٲ·پ···ٲ noun
- ·ܲ·ٲ·پ adjective
- ··ܲ·ٲ·پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of substantial1
Example Sentences
Mr Prieto said during a news conference on Tuesday that there were two "disconnection events" barely a second apart in the south-west of Spain, where there is substantial solar power generation.
A study published in 2022 by the California Health Care Foundation found that substantial progress had been made on some of those goals, including recruitment of students from low-income households and communities of color.
District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Texas, accuses CBS of "unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive and substantial news distortion."
There are currently no caps on how much private specialists, dentists or hospitals can charge and neither private health insurance nor slim Medicare rebates reliably offer substantial relief.
Pico Iyer — whose written 15 books translated into 23 languages — accepted the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement, which honors a writer with a substantial connection to the American West.
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