to unsubstantialize

Examples

• All

• She worried that digital art might unsubstantialize the experience of painting on canvas.

• The artist aims to unsubstantialize the physical forms in her sculptures.

• The philosopher argued that abstract thought can unsubstantialize the physical world.

• Can you unsubstantialize this concept for better understanding?

• The artist hopes to unsubstantialize reality through her conceptual artwork.

• Philosophers sometimes believe that language can unsubstantialize complex ideas into simple terms.

• In his writings, he intended to unsubstantialize the notion of identity, presenting it as fluid.

Synonyms

O

to obliterate

vsto unsubstantialize

71 7.5

To destroy something completely so nothing remains

removes existence by destruction instead of making it nonphysical

D

to dematerialize

vsto unsubstantialize

• US

5 9.6

Disappear from sight and stop having a physical form

describes losing physical reality rather than being physically destroyed

D

to disembody

vsto unsubstantialize

• Literature

1 8.3

To separate a mind or experience from its physical body

focuses on removing substance rather than only detaching from a body

I

to immaterialize

vsto unsubstantialize

9.9

To make something lose its physical form and seem to disappear

is about removing physical reality rather than destroying it

D

to disincarnate

vsto unsubstantialize

• Literature

9.9

Make a spirit or mind leave its physical body

is broader, applying to anything that loses physical reality

Antonyms

M

to materialize

63 5.8

To become real or happen as hoped

S

to substantiate

• Formal

44 7.2

To show that something is true by giving proof or facts

How Material

to materialize

63 5.8

to substantialize

9.0

to unsubstantialize

• Formal

9.9

to dematerialize

• US

5 9.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology