substantive
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈsʌb.stən.tɪv/
- Formal
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sustancial
- Until recently, the most substantive information about a practicing teacher has been limited to the resume.
- a substantive change
- substantive content
- a substantive issue
Can you really add anything substantive to this compilation?
- Can you really add anything substantive to this compilation?
- I have a very substantive amount of money in Bitcoin.
- So I'll talk more about the substantive implication of that.
- I do hope also that there will be substantive debate.
- And the idea that they could have a real substantive impact on the way our government is run.
- It's a shame she's undermined her own substantive claims of abuse with her perfidy.
- She is exploring what it means to live a decent, inspired, substantive life of purpose and gladness.
- It changed the game in a substantive way.
- There is a lack of substantive meaning and people seek that out.
Examples
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Have you any more substantive questions for this witness?
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I do hope also that there will be substantive debate.
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Has your view changed in any substantive ways since then?
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We'll be right back with more substantive questions.
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So I guess the question is how substantive is that AI investment?
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It's about pointing people in the direction where they can get real substantive information.
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Peter explored all the issues, substantive and practical, faced in both positions.
Academic text (2008) -
The best part about these protests is that they're already producing substantive changes as well.
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The research indicates that providing educators with readily accessible learning opportunities has a substantive and favorable impact.
Academic text (2013) -
The committee made a few substantive recommendations to improve the school's curriculum.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
∞
2.5
Important and big enough to make a difference
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3.3
Something that has a clear purpose or that is important
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4.6
Large in size or amount
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5.0
About the main, basic part of something
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5.8
Full of ideas that make you think
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A coloring that sticks to fibers like cotton or rayon without extra treatment
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Substantive comes from substance, which means the 'real' or solid part of something and shares the same root as English stand. So when something is substantive it has real weight or importance, not just small or empty details.