substantial
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5.0
- adjective
- /səbˈstænʧəl/
- The cost would be substantial and a lot of people would be affected.
- substantial amount
- substantial number
- substantial increase
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Watch on YouTubeBut in the last month, substantial progress has been made.
- But in the last month, substantial progress has been made.
- You get, you know, you get substantial change real fast.
- If true, this can turn into a substantial meme in hockey culture.
- OK, it produces substantial stress and damage to cells.
- Now, he says this agreement would require a substantial move from Democrats.
- Italian demands, though, were far more substantial, so the Swiss talks also fell through.
- We had suffered the most substantial terror attack in world history.
- And then in NFTS, and I have spent a substantial amount of money in NFTS.
- Like we need substantial progress for some time.
- That should translate to substantial amount of money in my pocket.
Examples
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Recent studies in neuroscience support this approach as having substantial benefits for the brain.
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In addition, although the funding frameworks receive substantial government budgets, they frequently lack accountability and transparency.
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But in the last month, substantial progress has been made.
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All of these, however, have substantial data management needs.
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Film projects already make up a substantial number of the projects on these sites.
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And indeed, what we find is substantial differences between the two.
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Wow, this must be a pretty substantial update.
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Over recent years, there has been a substantial shift in health care to evidence-based practice.
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Encouraging students to control and manage their debt early may prevent substantial amounts of debt accumulation.
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The company made a substantial investment in renewable energy projects last year.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
∞
1.0
Very serious or important
∞
2.5
Important and big enough to make a difference
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3.0
Strong and dependable, trusted for quality
671
3.0
Very large or impressive
613
2.5
Having a lot of money and many expensive things
314
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
238
4.6
Large in size or amount
83
6.3
Important and having real meaning or value
61
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
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5.5
Having a lot of money and possessions
53
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
49
1.0
Important and powerful in a field or group
34
4.2
Worth paying attention to because it is important or interesting
22
5.5
Having a lot of money
21
2.7
Filling food like soup or stew that keeps you full
16
6.3
Having a lot of money and valuable things
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7.0
Very large in size or amount, taking a lot of space
10
9.4
Large in amount or size
10
2.3
Big and filling so it satisfies your hunger
7
5.7
Having a lot of money
Antonyms
How Large
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2.1
∞
1.0
308
5.0
238
4.6
310
3.3
∞
1.0
31
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Substantial comes from Latin sub- 'under' and stant- 'to stand', which gave us substance meaning 'real stuff' with weight or value. So a 'substantial' amount is a large or important amount — something with real weight or value.