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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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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈٲԳپ, adverb
  • substantiality, noun
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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
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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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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.

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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.

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District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Texas, accuses CBS of "unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive and substantial news distortion."

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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.

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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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