Synonyms for Insubstantial

Synonyms for "insubstantial" (306 found)

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Closest matches (62)

Adjective(16 words)

flimsy unsubstantial airiest airlike airy baseless chaffy crumblydilute concentrationdinkierdubious claimdünne luftempty fieldempty fileempty shelfempty void

adulterated airy asomatous assumed astral attenuate attenuated bodiless boyish brittle capricious changeable chimerical corruptible cut dangerous decarnate decarnated deciduous decrepit

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defalcation deficiency deficit delicate desultory diaphanous dilute diluted discarnate disembodied dreamlike dying elusive empty ephemeral ethereal evanescent extramundane fading false fancied fanciful fantastic

Noun(2 words)

catalan buitfeatherweight

Verb(1 words)

dilute evidence

Strong matches (91)

feeble fickle filmy finefine drawnfine-drawn finespun flashy fleeting flimsy flitting fluffyfly-by-nightflying fragile frail fugacious fugitive gaseous gauzy

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Adjective(29 words)

feeblest flabbiestflimsy rationalefloaty fluffier fluffiest fragile frivolousfrivolous speculationfrothy gauziest gelatinous hollow inane insignificantinsignificant aspectinsignificant conceptinsignificant devianceinsignificant lawinsignificant moment

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jejune juicelesslow yieldmaigremeager evidencemeritless minor minuscular mushy

Noun(7 words)

fluffingitalian vuotolightweightmore dilutemore voidmost dilutemost watery

Verb(1 words)

hollowed

Related words (153)

mutable nominal nondurable nonmaterial nonpermanent nonphysical nonsubstantial occult otherworldly pale paltry papery passing paucity perilous perishable phantasmal phantom poor poverty

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Adjective(30 words)

negligible itempiddling puerile rubbishy scrawny shallow slighter soulless speculative superficial thinthin argumentthin rubber bandthin soupthready trivial unillustrative unrealunscientific argumentunsubstantiated

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vacuous vapourouswatery argumentwatery saucewatery soupweakweak argumentweedier weedy wispier

Noun(4 words)

nonphysics contentpowderpuff unfillingvacío total

Verb(1 words)

twaddled

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

8 entries

argument claim form importance material meaning significance substance

More specific

11 entries

air dust gasminor detailspeculative claimsuperficial remarkthin argumenttrivial pointunsubstantiated claimvaporweak argument

Collocations

6 entries

insubstantial amountinsubstantial basisinsubstantial claiminsubstantial evidenceinsubstantial foundationinsubstantial reasoning

Inflections

2 entries

more insubstantialmost insubstantial

Derivations

2 entries

insubstantiality insubstantially

Antonyms

1 entries

substantial

similar

13 entries

aerial aeriform aery airy ethereal hollow immaterial nonmaterial shadowy stringy unwholesome weak wraithlike

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The judge found the evidence of his guilt insubstantial.

Source: tatoeba (8603836)

The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.

Source: wiktionary

Insubstantial