substantial

Plural: substantials

Adjective Satellite

• fairly large
  • "won by a substantial margin"
• having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
  • "substantial equivalents"
• providing abundant nourishment
  • "ate a substantial breakfast"
• of good quality and condition; solidly built
  • "several substantial timber buildings"

Adjective

• having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare
  • "the substantial world"
  • "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
  • "most ponderous and substantial things"

Adj

• Having a substance; actually existing.
• Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
• Corporeal; material; firm.
• Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.
• Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.
• Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
• Most important; essential.
• Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling.

Noun

• Anything having substance; an essential part.

Examples

• a substantial fence or wall
• a substantial freeholder
• A substantial number of people went to the event.
• He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle.
• I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.
• substantial cloth
• substantial life
• Teddy had a few crackers in his backpack, but he needed something more substantial if he was to survive a three-day trek.

Synonyms

hearty, material, real, satisfying, significant, solid, square, strong, substantive, actual, bodily, concrete, corporeal, meaty, physical, tangible

Antonyms

insubstantial, superficial

Related Words

substance

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