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SUBSTANTIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of considerable importance, size, or worth
Example:
won by a substantial margin
Synonyms:
significant; substantial
Classified under:
Similar:
considerable (large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Example:
The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
Synonyms:
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Also:
material (derived from or composed of matter)
Attribute:
solidness; substantiality; substantialness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)
Antonym:
insubstantial (lacking material form or substance; unreal)
Derivation:
substance (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists)
substantiality; substantialness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
Example:
a substantial argument
Synonyms:
substantial; substantive
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Adjectives
Similar:
essential (basic and fundamental)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Example:
a substantial family
Synonyms:
affluent; flush; loaded; moneyed; substantial; wealthy
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Adjectives
Similar:
rich (possessing material wealth)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Of good quality and condition; solidly built
Example:
several substantial timber buildings
Synonyms:
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Adjectives
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sound (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay)
Derivation:
substantialness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Providing abundant nourishment
Example:
four square meals a day
Synonyms:
hearty; satisfying; solid; square; substantial
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Adjectives
Similar:
wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)
Derivation:
substantialness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)
Context examples:
The MAVEN mission tells us that Mars lost substantial amounts of its atmosphere over time, changing the planet’s habitabilit.
(Mars Mission Sheds Light on Habitability of Distant Planets, NASA)
It's quite a substantial effect for such a small amount of food, he added.
(Daily Handful of Nuts Reduces Disease Risk, VOA)
“The money cannot be found. Surely it is better for you to take the substantial sum which I offer than to ruin this woman’s career, which can profit you in no way?”
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Some experts say that technology is not enough to tackle the problem and that a substantial reduction on a dependence on drugs is also needed.
(Experts Warn Prescription, Over-the-Counter Drugs Polluting World's Rivers, VOA)
Except me: I am substantial enough—touch me.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
“It would be a substantial advance in the field if we can regenerate teeth rather than replace them.”
(Laser Therapy Prompts Regeneration in Teeth, NIH)
During the study period, 2000–2013, there was a substantial rise in use of platinum-based chemotherapy agents, from 57 percent of patients in 2000–2001, to 81 percent of patients in 2012–2013.
(Study finds elevated risk of certain rare blood cancers after chemotherapy for most solid tumors, National Institutes of Health)
The major cardiometabolic diseases—heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes—pose substantial health and economic burdens on society.
(How dietary factors influence disease risk, NIH)
In spite of the bad weather, and of the wind which especially hindered me, I was on deck from daylight till dark and making substantial progress.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Particles smaller than 50 nanometres in diameter have a substantial influence on cloud formation in the Amazon.
(Tiny pollutants intensify storms in the Amazon, SciDev.Net)
