The judge found the evidence of his guilt insubstantial.
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Insubstantial
Synonyms for "insubstantial" (231 found)
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Strong matches (69)
fancifulfantasticfeebleficklefilmyfinefine drawnfine-drawnfinespunflashyfleetingflittingfluffyfly-by-nightflyingfragilefrailfugaciousfugitivegaseous
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gauzyghostlygirlishgossamergracilehallucinatoryhazardoushollowillusiveillusoryimaginaryimaginedimmaterialimpalpableimpermanentimpetuousimponderableimpulsiveinadequacyinconclusiveinconstantincorporateincorporealinfirminsecureinsignificantinsufficiencyintangiblelacklacylightmeaninglessmetaphysicalmistymomentarymortalmutablenominalnondurablenonmaterialnonpermanentnonphysicalnonsubstantialoccultotherworldlypalepaltry
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (115)
paperypassingpaucityperilousperishablephantasmalphantompoorpovertyprecariousprovisionalpsychicpsychicalpunyramshacklerarerarefiedriskyscantscantiness
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scarcenessshadowyshakyshiftingshiftyshort livedshort-livedshortagesleazyslenderslenderishslightslight-madeslimslimmishslinkyslipperysmallspiritualstringysubtilesubtlesuperficialsupernaturalsveltesylphliketemporaltemporarytentativetenuousthinthin-bodiedthin-setthin-spunthinnedthinned-outthinnishthreadliketicklishtransienttransitivetransitorytransmundanetreacherousuncompactuncompressedunconcreteundependableunderageundurableunearthlyunembodiedunenduringunextendedunfaithworthyunfleshlyunphysicalunprovedunrealunreliableunrigorousunsolidunsoundunstableunsteadfastunsteadyunsubstancedunsureunsustaineduntrustworthyunwholesomeunworldlyvaguevaporousvisionaryvolatilewasp waistedwasp-waistedwateredwatered downwatered-downwateryweakweaklyweightlesswillowywindywiredrawnwispywraithlike
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
15 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- нематериален adj (Translations)
- нереален adj (Translations)
Catalan
1 entries- insubstancial adj (Translations)
French
1 entries- insubstantiel adj (Translations)
Galician
1 entries- insubstancial adj (Translations)
Italian
2 entries- immateriale adj (Translations)
- inconsistente adj (Translations)
Japanese
1 entries- 実のない adj (Translations)
Māori
2 entries- kikokore adj (Translations)
- korekiko adj (Translations)
Portuguese
1 entries- insubstancial adj (Translations)
Romanian
1 entries- nesubstanțial adj (Translations)
Spanish
3 entries- hueco adj (Translations)
- insustancial adj (Translations)
- vacío adj (Translations)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.
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