substantial

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /səbˈstænʃəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #9701

Meanings

1

adj
Large in amount, size, or importance.

She inherited a substantial amount of money from her uncle.
2

adj
Strong and solidly made.

They built the shed from substantial timber.
3

adj
Real and important rather than imaginary.

There is no substantial difference between the two plans.
4

adj
Large enough to satisfy hunger; filling.

I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · large in amount, size, or... ample considerable

2 adj · strong and solidly made. sturdy solid

3 adj · real and important rather... substantive

More actual bodilychoicalconcrete corporealhylichylicalmaterial meaty physical real

Opposites

insubstantial superficial

Word family

Forms substantialitysubstantialsunsubstantialunsubstantiality

Derived forms consubstantialinsubstantialsubstantialitysubstantiallysubstantialness

Related forms substance

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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substantial breakfast
a large breakfast that provides plenty to eat

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.

substancial Middle English substanciel Old French substantiālis Latin

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# substantial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /səbˈstænʃəl/
**Frequency rank:** 9701

## Meanings
1. Large in amount, size, or importance.
2. Strong and solidly made.
3. Real and important rather than imaginary.
4. Large enough to satisfy hunger; filling.

## Examples
- She inherited a substantial amount of money from her uncle.
- They built the shed from substantial timber.
- There is no substantial difference between the two plans.
- I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.

## Synonyms
- actual
- bodily
- choical
- concrete
- corporeal
- hylic
- hylical
- material
- meaty
- physical
- real
- substantive

## Antonyms
- insubstantial
- superficial

## Derived Forms
- consubstantial
- insubstantial
- substantiality
- substantially
- substantialness

## Related Forms
- substance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: substancial
- Root: substanciel
- Root: substantiālis

## Etymology
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.

## AI Etymology
Substantial is from Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis. In present-day use, it can mean large in amount, size, or importance, or strong and solidly made. Derived formations include consubstantial, insubstantial, substantiality, substantially, substantialness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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