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substantial

[suhb-stan-shuhl]

adjective

  1. of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc..

    a substantial sum of money.

  2. of a corporeal or material nature; tangible; real.

    Antonyms: ,
  3. of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong.

    a substantial physique.

    Synonyms: ,
  4. basic or essential; fundamental.

    two stories in substantial agreement.

  5. wealthy or influential.

    one of the substantial men of the town.

  6. of real worth, value, or effect.

    substantial reasons.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  7. relating to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.

  8. of or relating to the essence of a thing.

    the substantial parts of the ruling.

  9. existing as or being a substance; having independent existence.

    a substantial being.

  10. Philosophy.relating to or of the nature of substance or reality rather than an accident or attribute.



noun

  1. something substantial.

substantial

/ səbˌstænʃɪˈælɪtɪ, səbˈstænʃəl /

adjective

  1. of a considerable size or value

    substantial funds

  2. worthwhile; important

    a substantial reform

  3. having wealth or importance

  4. (of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing

  5. solid or strong in construction, quality, or character

    a substantial door

  6. real; actual; true

    the evidence is substantial

  7. of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing

  8. philosophy of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • substantiality noun
  • substantialness noun
  • substantially adverb
  • nonsubstantial adjective
  • nonsubstantialness noun
  • nonsubstantiality noun
  • presubstantial adjective
  • supersubstantial adjective
  • ܲˈٲԳپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of substantial1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English substancial, from Late Latin ܲٲԳپ, equivalent to Latin substanti(a) substance + - -al 1
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Example Sentences

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Losing revenue from the state’s MCO tax “would likely require substantial cuts, tax increases, or reductions in coverage and access to care,” it said.

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Since then, officials on each side have remained in contact, but the conversations up to now were described to me by a Whitehall source as "not in earnest…not anything substantial".

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When the World Cup comes to North America a year from now, many Club World Cup players will have gone 22 months with a substantial break.

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However, within a few weeks, they found themselves selling the caravan back to the holiday park company which sold it to them – at a substantial loss.

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A British surgeon who treated him said Adam's "left arm was just about hanging off, he was covered in fragment injuries and he had several substantial lacerations" when he arrived at the hospital.

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