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Synonyms for substantive
ˈsʌb stən tɪvsub·stan·tive

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. substantiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    verbal

  2. substantiveadjective

    A word that names or refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns and personal pronouns are always substantives by nature.

    Antonyms:
    verbal, adjective, procedural

  3. substantiveadjective

    Having substance and prompting thought.

    Synonyms:
    substantial, meaty

    Antonyms:
    procedural, adjective, verbal

  4. substantiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    verbal, adjective, procedural

  5. substantiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    verbal, procedural, adjective

  6. substantiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    essential, in essence

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 3 votes

  1. substantiveadjective

    any word or group of words functioning as a noun

    Antonyms:
    adjective, nonmeaningful, unessential, inessential, procedural, meaningless

  2. substantial, substantiveadjective

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

    "substantial equivalents"

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

    Antonyms:
    unessential, meaningless, nonmeaningful, procedural, inessential, adjective

  3. substantive, essentialadjective

    defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

    "substantive law"

    Synonyms:
    substantial, essential, all important(p), all-important(a), indispensable, meaty, crucial, of the essence(p)

    Antonyms:
    procedural, nonmeaningful, inessential, adjective, meaningless, unessential

  4. meaty, substantiveadjective

    being on topic and prompting thought

    "a meaty discussion"

    Synonyms:
    essential, meaty, substantial

    Antonyms:
    adjective, nonmeaningful, procedural, meaningless, inessential, unessential

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. substantivenoun

    Synonyms:
    (Gram.) noun, name

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How to use substantive in a sentence?

  1. Jonathan Gibralter:

    There has been substantive evidence that it really does change students' knowledge and behavior.

  2. Amy Coney Barrett:

    I think that it's an academic question that wouldn't arise but it's something that I can't opine on particularly because it does lie at the base of substantive due process doctrine which is something that continues to be litigated in courts today.

  3. Luther Lowe:

    It's been clear from our meetings that U.S.-based companies have helped lead the charge by providing substantive evidence of Google's harm to consumers.

  4. Donald Trump:

    We had a very substantive, direct and constructive exchange of ideas.

  5. Art Hogan:

    China's is more substantive because they are actually doing something, Draghi is talking about the potential, which is still good but not the same.


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