'Substantial' definitions:
Definition of 'substantial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" [syn: significant, substantial]
adjective
Having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents" [syn: substantial, substantive]
adjective
Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: substantial, real, material] [ant: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial]
adjective
Providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" [syn: hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial]
adjective
Definition of 'Substantial'
From: GCIDE
- Substantial \Sub*stan"tial\, a. [F. substantiel, L. substantialis.]
- 1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- If this atheist would have his chance to be real and substantial agent, he is more stupid than the vulgar. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable. [1913 Webster]
- If happinessbe a substantial good. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
- The substantial ornaments of virtue. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Corporeal; material; firm. "Most ponderous and substantial things." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The rainbow [appears to be] a large substantial arch. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder. "Substantial yeomen and burghers." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'substantial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ab ovo,
- able to pay,
- absolute,
- abundant,
- actual,
- adequate,
- affluent,
- allegorical,
- ample,
- appreciable,
- ascendant,
- associational,
- authentic,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- authorized,
- autocratic,
- balanced,
- barely sufficient,
- basal,
- basic,
- big,
- big-league,
- big-name,
- big-time,
- bigwig,
- bigwigged,
- binding,
- bodily,
- bumper,
- calculable,
- charismatic,
- charming,
- close,
- close-knit,
- close-textured,
- close-woven,
- clothed with authority,
- cogent,
- comfortable,
- commanding,
- commensurate,
- compact,
- compacted,
- competent,
- compressed,
- concentrated,
- concrete,
- condensed,
- congested,
- connotational,
- connotative,
- consequential,
- considerable,
- consistent,
- consolidated,
- constituent,
- constitutive,
- controlling,
- cool,
- corporal,
- corporeal,
- corresponding,
- crammed,
- crammed full,
- crowded,
- de facto,
- decent,
- definable,
- denotational,
- denotative,
- dense,
- dependable,
- dominant,
- double-barreled,
- due,
- duly constituted,
- durable,
- earthly,
- earthshaking,
- easy,
- effective,
- effectual,
- efficacious,
- elemental,
- elementary,
- eminent,
- empowered,
- enchanting,
- enough,
- equal to,
- essential,
- estimable,
- ex officio,
- expressive,
- extended,
- extensional,
- factual,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- fiducial,
- figurative,
- firm,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- fit,
- fleshly,
- for real,
- full of meaning,
- full of point,
- full of substance,
- fundamental,
- generous,
- genuine,
- gluey,
- good,
- good enough,
- good for,
- goodly,
- governing,
- grand,
- great,
- gross,
- gut,
- hard,
- healthy,
- heavy,
- heavyweight,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- high-powered,
- historical,
- honest-to-God,
- huge,
- hylic,
- impenetrable,
- imperative,
- impermeable,
- imperturbable,
- important,
- impressive,
- in equilibrium,
- indicative,
- influential,
- intelligible,
- intensional,
- interpretable,
- invincible,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- just,
- key,
- landed,
- large,
- large-scale,
- lawful,
- leading,
- legal,
- legitimate,
- logical,
- magnetic,
- major,
- man-sized,
- massive,
- material,
- materiate,
- meaning,
- meaningful,
- meaty,
- metaphorical,
- mighty,
- minimal,
- minimum,
- momentous,
- monocratic,
- name,
- nonporous,
- nonspiritual,
- numberless,
- numerous,
- objective,
- of the essence,
- official,
- original,
- packed,
- palpable,
- personable,
- persuasive,
- phenomenal,
- physical,
- pithy,
- plenty,
- plenty good enough,
- pointed,
- ponderable,
- positive,
- potent,
- powerful,
- predictable,
- preeminent,
- pregnant,
- prestigious,
- primal,
- primary,
- primitive,
- principal,
- profitable,
- prominent,
- propertied,
- proportionate,
- prosperous,
- puissant,
- radical,
- ranking,
- readable,
- real,
- referential,
- reliable,
- reputable,
- respectable,
- rich,
- ruling,
- satisfactory,
- secular,
- secure,
- self-consistent,
- self-important,
- senior,
- sensible,
- sententious,
- serious,
- serried,
- significant,
- significative,
- sizable,
- sizeable,
- snug,
- solid,
- solvent,
- somatic,
- sound,
- stable,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- stout,
- strong,
- sturdy,
- suasive,
- substantive,
- successful,
- sufficient,
- sufficient for,
- sufficing,
- suggestive,
- suitable,
- superior,
- supreme,
- sure,
- surefire,
- symbolic,
- tall,
- tangible,
- telling,
- temporal,
- thick,
- thick-growing,
- thickset,
- tidy,
- totalitarian,
- transferred,
- true,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- undeniable,
- underlying,
- unfailing,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- unindebted,
- unshakable,
- unspiritual,
- unwavering,
- up to,
- valid,
- vast,
- veritable,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- wealthy,
- weighty,
- well,
- well-balanced,
- well-built,
- well-established,
- well-fixed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-heeled,
- well-off,
- well-to-do,
- winning,
- without nerves,
- world-shaking,
- worldly,
- worthwhile