Antonyms for substantial
səbˈstæn ʃəlsub·stan·tial

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1. substantial

   Real (Latin res, a thing) signifies having existence, not merely in thought, but in fact, or being in fact according to appearance or claim; denoting the thing as distinguished from the name, or the existent as opposed to the non-existent. Actual has respect to a thing accomplished by doing, real to a thing as existing by whatever means or from whatever cause, positive to that which is fixed or established, developed to that which has reached completion by a natural process of unfolding. Actual is in opposition to the supposed, conceived, or reported, and furnishes the proof of its existence in itself; real is opposed to feigned or imaginary, and is capable of demonstration; positive, to the uncertain or doubtful; developed, to that which is undeveloped or incomplete. The developed is susceptible of proof; the positive precludes the necessity for proof. The present condition of a thing is its actual condition; ills are real that have a substantial reason; proofs are positive when they give the mind certainty; a plant is developed when it has reached its completed stage. Real estate is land, together with trees, water, minerals, or other natural accompaniments, and any permanent structures that man has built upon it. Compare AUTHENTIC.

   Antonyms:
   conceived, fabulous, fanciful, feigned, fictitious, hypothetical, illusory, imaginary, reported, supposed, supposititious, theoretical, unreal, untrue, visionary

   Synonyms:
   actual, authentic, certain, demonstrable, developed, essential, genuine, positive, real, true, unquestionable, veritable

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1. substantial

   Antonyms:
   imaginary, unreal, insubstantial, fictitious, supposititious, incorporeal, chimerical, visionary, immaterial, weak, frail, airy, disembodied, spiritual, ghostly

   Synonyms:
   existing, real, solid, true, corporeal, material, strong, stout, massive, bulky, tangible

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1. significant, substantialadjective

   fairly large

   "won by a substantial margin"

   Antonyms:
   aeriform, unreal, insubstantial, unwholesome, inconsiderable, wraithlike, unsound, airy, unsubstantial, shadowy, inessential, aery, stringy, aerial, ethereal, unessential

   Synonyms:
   significant, square, hearty, real, pregnant, important, material, substantive, solid, meaning(a), strong, satisfying

2. substantial, substantiveadjective

   having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

   "substantial equivalents"

   Antonyms:
   shadowy, aery, unsound, unreal, unessential, insubstantial, inconsiderable, aerial, unwholesome, wraithlike, ethereal, stringy, unsubstantial, inessential, aeriform, airy

   Synonyms:
   significant, hearty, essential, real, square, material, substantive, solid, meaty, strong, satisfying

3. substantial, real, materialadjective

   having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

   "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare

   Antonyms:
   unsubstantial, shadowy, aerial, aeriform, insubstantial, inconsiderable, ethereal, stringy, airy, unessential, unreal, unwholesome, unsound, wraithlike, aery, inessential

   Synonyms:
   actual, corporeal, veridical, real(a), significant, hearty, satisfying, real, substantive, solid, literal, material, square, genuine, strong, tangible, existent

4. hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantialadjective

   providing abundant nourishment

   "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"

   Antonyms:
   ethereal, unsound, unsubstantial, shadowy, inconsiderable, airy, stringy, unwholesome, inessential, wraithlike, unreal, aery, aeriform, insubstantial, aerial, unessential

   Synonyms:
   self-colored, whole, straight, red-blooded, self-coloured, unanimous, upstanding, significant, square(a), hearty, comforting, satisfying, full-blooded, real, substantive, cheering, solid, material, square, firm, square(p), strong, straightforward, lusty

5. solid, strong, substantialadjective

   of good quality and condition; solidly built

   "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"

   Antonyms:
   aery, inessential, unreal, aeriform, shadowy, inconsiderable, airy, unessential, unsound, wraithlike, stringy, ethereal, unsubstantial, unwholesome, insubstantial, aerial

   Synonyms:
   self-colored, whole, potent, inviolable, unanimous, self-coloured, stiff, material, upstanding, significant, hearty, warm, satisfying, hard, real, substantive, solid, unassailable, square, firm, strong, unattackable, impregnable, secure

How to use substantial in a sentence?

1. Steven Maijoor:

   Meanwhile, a number of crypto-assets fall outside the current financial regulatory framework. This poses substantial risks to investors who have limited or no protection when investing in those crypto-assets.

2. Steve Gold:

   They (AlchemyAPI) bring a very substantial development community and following, plus, they have a very talented group of technologists.

3. George Soros:

   The value of the pound would decline precipitously. It would also have an immediate and dramatic impact on financial markets, investment, prices and jobs, i would expect this devaluation to be bigger and also more disruptive than the 15 percent devaluation that occurred in September 1992, when I was fortunate enough to make a substantial profit for my hedge fund investors.

4. Kim Kye Gwan:

   We even inwardly hoped that what is called 'Trump formula' would help clear both sides of their worries and comply with the requirements of our side and would be a wise way of substantial effect for settling the issue.

5. Christine Lagarde:

   We are all in the process of working towards a solution for Greece, and I would not say that we already have reached substantial results, things have moved, but there is still a lot of work to do.

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