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substantial adjective

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B2 large in size, value, or importance: The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women. She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother. The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.

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greater than the average size or amountbigThey live in a big house in the country.largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.greatThe party was a great success.enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.

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More examplesFewer examplesa substantial chunk of our profitsThe police have been ordered to pay substantial damages to the families of the two dead boys.The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the UK.All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.There will be substantial job losses if the factory closes down.

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Very important or urgent

all-important

at all costs idiom

be a matter of life and/or death idiom

cardinal

cardinally

chief

imperative

last but not least idiom

leading

life-altering

life-and-death

life-changing

overriding

primary

prime

principally

prior

prized

seminal

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substantial adjective

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[ before noun ] formal relating to the main or most important things being considered: The committee was in substantial agreement (= agreed about most of the things discussed).

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Importance - general words

all that matters

centre of gravity

cornerstone

criticality

focus

grandness

import

meaning

momentousness

overfocus

pertinence

pre-eminence

precedence

supereminence

supremacy

transcendence

urgency

weight

weightage

worth

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large in size, value, or importance: He took a substantial amount of money. They do a substantial portion of their business by phone.

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substantial | Business English

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large in size, value, or importance: substantial benefits/costs/investmenta substantial amount/number/portion of sth Banks make a substantial amount of money investing your money.substantial changes/differences/improvements We've made substantial changes in how we go about doing our business.a substantial increase/reduction/rise in sth The company posted a substantial increase in profits during the year to £3.5m.

[ before noun ] formal relating to the main or most important things being considered: Unions and bosses reached substantial agreement.

(Definition of substantial from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Repeating this process with a sample group permits the efficient collection of a substantial data set concerning underlying preferences.

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At 25 minutes' duration and requiring 25 players, it is one of the most substantial works ever to come out of the project.

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This low diversification represents substantial risk exposure to participants.

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In addition, with the introduction of robotic assembly, substantial changes are required in the assembly methods, assembly tools, assembly system designs and product design.

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There is, in teaching music (as in all other subjects), substantial room for legitimate differences in professional opinion.

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There is substantial evidence that serotonergic systems play an important role.

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In systems with substantial compressibility, however, such as a levitated dipole, all low-frequency modes can be stable.

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The proportion of cooperative choices tends to decrease as group size increases but remains substantial even in large groups.

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Scholars of regime change have offered several complementary explanations of the empirical regularity that democratic transitions tend not to result in substantial redistribution.

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Procedural rules, unlike substantial rules, they do not confer rights or duties, but organise their assignment.

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The agreement between administrative data and selfreports of general practitioner visits and specialist visits was substantial to moderate in our study.

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How these various findings in the literature are related to the present ones remains unclear because of substantial difference in the nature of stimuli used.

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In contrast, few dioecious fig pollinators were caught and the turnover of species between years was substantial.

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Among the few extended orchestral passages in the opera, perhaps the most substantial is the journey at the beginning of the second act.

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A substantial minority (16-34 %) do not subscribe to such norms, and both the practical representations of the norm and the level of support vary.

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substantial

adjective

sub·​stan·​tial

səb-ˈstan(t)-shəl 

Synonyms of substantial

1

a

: consisting of or relating to substance

b

: not imaginary or illusory : real, true

c

: important, essential

2

: ample to satisfy and nourish : full

a substantial meal

3

a

: possessed of means : well-to-do

b

: considerable in quantity : significantly great

earned a substantial wage

4

: firmly constructed : sturdy

a substantial house

5

: being largely but not wholly that which is specified

a substantial lie

substantial

noun

substantiality

səb-ˌstan(t)-shē-ˈa-lə-tē 

noun

substantially

səb-ˈstan(t)-sh(ə-)lē 

adverb

substantialness

səb-ˈstan(t)-shəl-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

big

consequential

earth-shattering

earthshaking

eventful

historic

important

major

material

meaningful

momentous

monumental

much

significant

tectonic

weighty

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Examples of substantial in a Sentence

A substantial number of people commute to work each day.

Activities like that pose a substantial risk of injury.

She purchased her tickets at a substantial discount.

Only the buildings that were constructed of more substantial materials survived the earthquake.

I was hoping that they would serve us something more substantial than wine and cheese.

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The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 7,500 square feet.

—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024

Airbus And Boeing Have A Vast Lead To Lose

The substantial order books of Airbus and Boeing combined dwarf those of COMAC.

—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

The storage of a substantial quantity of tailings as backfill underground also reduces surface tailings storage, again helping to minimize the environmental impact.

—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024

The distressing part: The S&P’s 500% increase equates to a yearly return of 8% that beat the 2000 vintage, Big Ten result by a substantial one percentage point annually, culminating in a 25% beat for the index over the full period.

—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024

Arrowhead Stadium opened in 1972 and debuted a substantial renovation in 2009.

—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024

While tipping is optional, tips make a substantial portion of the nail technician’s income.

—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024

The series has weathered it all and the TV deal is considered substantial.

—Jenna Fryer, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024

Such systems run on electricity rather than fossil fuels, and when the electricity comes from renewable sources, the greenhouse gas savings are substantial, the DOE says.

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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substantial

adjective

sub·​stan·​tial

səb-ˈstan-chəl 

1

a

: consisting of or relating to substance : material

b

: not imaginary : real

the substantial world

c

: important sense 1, essential

substantial differences

2

: enough to satisfy and nourish

a substantial meal

3

a

: prosperous sense 1

a substantial farmer

b

: considerable in quantity : significantly large

a substantial increase

4

: firmly constructed

a substantial building

substantiality

-ˌstan-chē-ˈal-ət-ē 

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substantially

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substantial

adjective

sub·​stan·​tial

səb-ˈstan-chəl 

1

a

: of or relating to substance

b

: not illusory : having merit

failed to raise a substantial constitutional claim

c

: having importance or significance : material

a substantial step had not been taken toward commission of the crime—W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.

2

: considerable in quantity : significantly great

identification of serious and substantial failure to perform—U.S. Code

compare de minimis

substantiality

-ˌstan-chē-ˈa-lə-tē 

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substantially

adverb

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substantial

adjective

Definition of substantial

1

as in significant

having great meaning or lasting effect

substantial changes to the school dress code that made a lot of people unhappy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

significant

major

important

historic

big

much

meaningful

monumental

tectonic

exceptional

momentous

distinguished

consequential

remarkable

eventful

weighty

pivotal

material

outstanding

earthshaking

decisive

serious

notable

earth-shattering

noteworthy

distinctive

strategic

prominent

great

worthy

valuable

seminal

impressive

crucial

fatal

worthwhile

earnest

sincere

fateful

key

critical

famous

eminent

grave

central

prestigious

essential

illustrious

heavy

all-important

vital

notorious

renowned

noble

preeminent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

small

little

minor

slight

negligible

insignificant

trivial

inconsiderable

unimportant

trifling

inconsequential

worthless

petty

paltry

unknown

obscure

anonymous

nameless

uncelebrated

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2

as in large

of a size greater than average of its kind

the amount he inherited was quite substantial, so he quit his job and set out to see the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

large

considerable

sizable

big

huge

great

handsome

sizeable

tidy

excessive

oversized

enormous

tremendous

massive

oversize

outsized

gigantic

colossal

vast

voluminous

staggering

hefty

bulky

ample

outsize

goodly

largish

immense

extravagant

grand

major

husky

spacious

astronomical

boxcar

biggish

mammoth

astronomic

appreciable

plentiful

stupendous

prodigious

mountainous

gargantuan

monumental

hulking

humongous

cosmic

inordinate

whopping

copious

super

abundant

monolithic

exorbitant

extreme

cavernous

titanic

cosmical

gross

monstrous

elephantine

galactic

heroic

herculean

humungous

jumbo

thick

heroical

bumper

immoderate

Himalayan

cyclopean

pharaonic

king-size

vasty

king-sized

Brobdingnagian

supersized

walloping

whacking

hellacious

commodious

leviathan

capacious

super-duper

roomy

Bunyanesque

fat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

small

little

smallish

puny

dwarf

dinky

tiny

undersize

undersized

dwarfish

minuscule

infinitesimal

microscopic

diminutive

microscopical

miniature

mini

wee

teensy

little bitty

teeny

slight

shrimpy

pocket-size

minute

bantam

Lilliputian

pygmy

thin

slender

half-pint

slim

petite

pocket-sized

teensy-weensy

teeny-weeny

microminiature

pint-size

pint-sized

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3

as in physical

relating to or composed of matter

the Land of Oz turned out to be a world of dreams, even less substantial than a rainbow

Synonyms & Similar Words

physical

concrete

tangible

visible

material

noticeable

apparent

solid

appreciable

objective

discernible

perceptible

massive

detectable

observable

corporeal

embodied

sensible

bodily

discernable

phenomenal

palpable

heavy

corporal

carnal

hefty

bulky

weighty

ponderous

seeable

touchable

fleshly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

immaterial

nonmaterial

nonphysical

insubstantial

unsubstantial

incorporeal

disembodied

intangible

invisible

formless

imperceptible

thin

ethereal

bodiless

discarnate

unnoticeable

tenuous

spiritual

impalpable

vaporous

insensible

unbodied

metaphysical

diaphanous

airy

wispish

gossamery

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4

as in considerable

sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention

there's been a substantial increase in attendance at girls' volleyball games ever since the start of their winning streak

Synonyms & Similar Words

considerable

significant

sizable

good

major

sizeable

tremendous

huge

substantive

big

respectable

handsome

great

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B2 large in size, value, or importance: The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women. She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother. The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.

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greater than the average size or amountbigThey live in a big house in the country.largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.greatThe party was a great success.enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.

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More examplesFewer examplesa substantial chunk of our profitsThe police have been ordered to pay substantial damages to the families of the two dead boys.The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the UK.All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.There will be substantial job losses if the factory closes down.

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substantial adjective

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[ before noun ] formal relating to the main or most important things being considered: The committee was in substantial agreement (= agreed about most of the things discussed).

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large in size, value, or importance: He took a substantial amount of money. They do a substantial portion of their business by phone.

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large in size, value, or importance: substantial benefits/costs/investmenta substantial amount/number/portion of sth Banks make a substantial amount of money investing your money.substantial changes/differences/improvements We've made substantial changes in how we go about doing our business.a substantial increase/reduction/rise in sth The company posted a substantial increase in profits during the year to £3.5m.

[ before noun ] formal relating to the main or most important things being considered: Unions and bosses reached substantial agreement.

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The book deal is not substantial in the book world, but it's substantial in terms of my life.

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But it looks ever more likely that a substantial and especially valuable part of it will.

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When it was done 2,700 years ago, it took a substantial number of workers and tremendous cost.

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The other substantial challenge is that there is very little loan growth in the market place.

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In the past, there have been substantial changes in the assessment's scoring as it moves through the process.

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The access fees can be substantial, particularly for restaurants operating on thin margins.

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Although the overall loss in revenue is still substantial, at 22.6 percent compared with budget figures, this loss would have been 43.1 percent without it.

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That's the game, and there is substantial money in it.

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These were substantial companies in their day and three were transcontinentals.

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This feels about two years too late, and like it won't lead to anything substantial.

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We continue to believe in the potential for operating improvements and margin expansion that we expect will lead to substantial further increases in value.

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It opened hard questions rather than closed them, and was the vehicle for transmitting a substantial body of knowledge along the way.

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It requires substantial resources to produce compared with what it contributes to the human diet.

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Substantial amounts are owed by other board members, organization executives and associated groups that had grant money passed to them.

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Eight months of civil war have left local communities with substantial private armies.

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substantial adjective OPAL W  /səbˈstænʃl/  /səbˈstænʃl/

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 large in amount, value or importance synonym considerablesubstantial sums of moneya substantial changeSubstantial numbers of people support the reforms.He ate a substantial breakfast.There are substantial differences between the two groups.Their share of the software market is substantial.We were able to see a substantial improvement.

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[usually before noun] (formal) large and solid; strongly builta substantial housea street of substantial Victorian villas Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French substantiel or Christian Latin substantialis, from substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare.See substantial in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee substantial in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation:

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•stan•tial /səbˈstænʃəl/USA pronunciation  

adj. 

of large, ample, or considerable amount, quantity, etc.:a substantial amount of money.

of a material nature; that can be felt or touched.

of solid character or quality; strong:a substantial fabric.

being in a stated way with respect to essentials:The stories from the two witnesses were in substantial agreement.

of real worth, value, or effect; important; significant:substantial reasons.See -stan-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•stan•tial 

(səb stan′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. 

of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.:a substantial sum of money.

of a corporeal or material nature; tangible; real.

of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong:a substantial physique.

basic or essential; fundamental:two stories in substantial agreement.

wealthy or influential:one of the substantial men of the town.

of real worth, value, or effect:substantial reasons.

pertaining to the substance, matter, or material of a thing.

of or pertaining to the essence of a thing; essential, material, or important.

being a substance; having independent existence.

Philosophypertaining to or of the nature of substance rather than an accident or attribute.

n.  something substantial.

Late Latin substantiālis, equivalent. to Latin substanti(a) substance + -ālis -al1 Middle English substancial 1300–50

sub•stan′ti•al′i•ty, sub•stan′tial•ness, n. 

sub•stan′tial•ly, adv. 

3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stable, sound. 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged valid, important.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged immaterial, ethereal.

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substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adj of a considerable size or value: substantial funds worthwhile; important: a substantial reform having wealth or importance (of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing solid or strong in construction, quality, or character: a substantial door real; actual; true: the evidence is substantial of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing

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