All in substance synonyms
in subΒ·stance
I i adv in substance
- almost β You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
- nearly β all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- basically β You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- mostly β for the most part; in the main: The work is mostly done.
- roughly β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- virtually β for the most part; almost wholly; just about: He is virtually unknown.
- approximately β close to; around; roughly or in the region of
- practically β in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
- considerably β to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- heavily β with a great weight or burden: a heavily loaded wagon.
- largely β to a great extent; in great part; generally; chiefly: The plan depends largely on his willingness to cooperate. That is largely incorrect.
- materially β to an important degree; considerably: Their endorsement didn't help materially.
- really β in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.
- most β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- about β You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- closely β to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- well-nigh β very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime.
- in fact β something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.
- in reality β the state or quality of being real.
- in the main β chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
- around β To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- fundamentally β serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- implicitly β implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
- morally β in a moral manner.
- effectually β producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- for all intents and purposes β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- guesstimate β to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.
- something like β of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- at heart β If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart, you mean that that is what they are really like, even though they may seem very different.
- inherently β existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
- primarily β essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally: They live primarily from farming.
- radically β with regard to origin or root.
- firstly β in the first place; first.
- in essence β the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
- intrinsically β belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring.
- approaching β coming closer in time
- circa β Circa is used in front of a particular year to say that this is the approximate date when something happened or was made.
- in effect β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- just about β more or less
- more or less β in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more money.
- much β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- round β having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- roundly β in a round manner.
- some β being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object.
- somewhere β in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
- all but β All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
- as good as β 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- in the ballpark β a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
- upwards of β toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.