substantial
394
5.0
- adjective
- /səbˈstænʧəl/
:
considerable
- The cost would be substantial and a lot of people would be affected.
- substantial amount
- substantial number
- substantial increase
But 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.
Academic text (2015) -
In addition, although the funding frameworks receive substantial government budgets, they frequently lack accountability and transparency.
Academic text (2015) -
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.
Academic text (2017) -
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.
Academic text (2017) -
Encouraging students to control and manage their debt early may prevent substantial amounts of debt accumulation.
Academic text (2015) -
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
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
718
1.0
Important and powerful in a field or group
525
3.0
Strong and dependable, trusted for quality
520
2.5
Having a lot of money and many expensive things
330
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
305
4.6
Large in size or amount
88
6.3
Important and having real meaning or value
67
5.5
Having a lot of money and possessions
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
45
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
37
4.2
Worth paying attention to because it is important or interesting
13
7.0
Very large in size or amount, taking a lot of space
13
2.7
Filling food like soup or stew that keeps you full
12
9.4
Large in amount or size
9
2.3
Big and filling so it satisfies your hunger
7
5.7
Having a lot of money
7
5.5
Having a lot of money
Having a lot of money and valuable things
Antonyms
How Large
842
2.1
∞
1.0
394
5.0
305
4.6
415
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.