Transcription
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- [suh b-stan-shuh l]
- /səbˈstæn ʃəl/
- /səbˈstænʃl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh b-stan-shuh l]
- /səbˈstæn ʃəl/
Definitions of substantial word
- adjective substantial of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money. 1
- adjective substantial of a corporeal or material nature; tangible; real. 1
- adjective substantial of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong: a substantial physique. 1
- adjective substantial basic or essential; fundamental: two stories in substantial agreement. 1
- adjective substantial wealthy or influential: one of the substantial men of the town. 1
- adjective substantial of real worth, value, or effect: substantial reasons. 1
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Origin of substantial
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English substancial < Late Latin substantiālis, equivalent to Latin substanti(a) substance + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Substantial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
substantial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
substantial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for substantial
adj substantial
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- ad rem — to the point; without digression
- alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
adjective substantial
- chunky — A chunky person is broad and heavy.
- convincing — If you describe someone or something as convincing, you mean that they make you believe that a particular thing is true, correct, or genuine.
- dilatable — That can be dilated.
- diuturnal — Durable, long-lasting.
- earthshattering — earthshaking.
Antonyms for substantial
adj substantial
- alveolate — having many alveoli
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- asomatous — having no material body; incorporeal.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- bitsy — very small
adjective substantial
- cardboard — Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.
- disbodied — (archaic) disembodied.
- ethereal — Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
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