substantiative
- adjective
- /səbˈstænʧəˌtɪv/
- Formal
- The attorney presented substantiative evidence to strengthen her client's case.
Examples
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The witness provided substantiative evidence during the trial.
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We need substantiative details to corroborate your account of the event.
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Her report offered substantiative data that supported the research findings.
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Her findings were substantiative and helped clarify the issue.
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The attorney presented substantiative evidence to strengthen her client's case.
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Her report offered substantiative data that supported the research findings.
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We need substantiative details to corroborate your account of the event.
Synonyms
Giving extra evidence that supports a statement or claim
Showing extra proof that something is true
Something that helps show a statement or fact is true
Giving evidence that shows something is true
Giving proof that something is true
Showing facts or test results that make something seem true
Shows that something is true
Showing that results are true by giving supporting facts
A thing that helps show that something is true or correct
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
substantiative = substantiate (transparent) = substantiate + ive
Regular adjectival formation from the verb 'substantiate' ('to provide evidence'), so the adjective means 'serving to substantiate' and is predictable.
Etymology
Substantiative comes from the common word substance, which goes back to Latin substantia, made from sub- 'under' and stant- 'stand'. So something substantiative 'stands under' a claim by giving real support or proof.