Synonyms for substantial
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1. significant, substantial(adj)

   fairly large

   "won by a substantial margin"

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

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

2. substantial, substantive(adj)

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

   "substantial equivalents"

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

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

3. substantial, real, material(adj)

   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

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

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

4. hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial(adj)

   providing abundant nourishment

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

   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

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

5. solid, strong, substantial(adj)

   of good quality and condition; solidly built

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

   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

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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. substantial

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. substantial(a.)

   Synonyms:
   real, actual, existent, subsistent, actually existing, having substance

2. substantial(a.)

   Synonyms:
   true, positive, not imaginary

3. substantial(a.)

   Synonyms:
   strong, stout, solid, firm, stable, sound, massive

4. substantial(a.)

   Synonyms:
   responsible (pecuniarily), moderately wealthy

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1. List of paraphrases:

   considerable, significant, substantive, important, major, large, great, huge, big, sizeable, notable, appreciable, essential, enormous, meaningful, massive, fundamental, remarkable, serious, tremendous, extensive, strong, concrete, tangible, sensitive

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