Thanks to the opportunity, we were able to avoid substantial effort.
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Substantial
//səbˈstænʃəl//
Synonyms for "substantial" (371 found)
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Closest matches (75)
essentialsignificantsoundwealthyab ovoable to payabsoluteabundantactualadequateaffluentallegoricalampleappreciableascendantassociationalauthenticauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorized
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autocraticbalancedbarely sufficientbasalbasicbelievablebigbig leaguebig namebig timebig-leaguebig-namebig-timebigwigbigwiggedbindingbodilybumpercalculablecarnalcharismaticcharmingcloseclose-knitclose-texturedclose-wovenclothed with authoritycogentcomfortablecommandingcommensuratecompactcompactedcompetentcompressedconcentratedconcretecondensedcongestedconnotationalconnotativeconsequentialconsiderableconsistentconsolidatedconstituentconstitutivecontrollingcool
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (111)
corporalcorporealcorrespondingcrammedcrammed fullcrowdedde factodecentdefinabledenotationaldenotativedensedependabledominantdouble-barreleddueduly constituteddurableearthlyearthshaking
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easyeffectiveeffectualefficaciouselementalelementaryeminentempoweredenchantingendureenoughequal toestimableex officioexpressiveextendedextensionalextensivefactualfaithfulfaithworthyfastfiducialfigurativefirmfirm as gibraltarfitfleshlyfor realfull of meaningfull of pointfull of substancefundamentalgainfulgenerousgenuineglueygoodgood enoughgood forgoodlygoverninggrandgreatgrossguthandsomehardhealthyheavyheavyweightheftyhegemonichegemonistichigh poweredhigh-poweredhistoricalhonest-to-godhugehylicimpenetrableimperativeimpermeableimperturbableimportantimpressivein equilibriumindicativeinfluentialintelligibleintensionalinterpretableinvinciblejam packedjam-packedjammedjustkeylandedlargelarge scale
Adjective(8 words)
Related words (185)
large-scalelawfulleadinglegallegitimatelogicallustymagneticmajormajor leagueman-sizedmassivematerialmateriatemeaningmeaningfulmeatymetaphoricalmightyminimal
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minimummomentousmonocraticnameniftynonporousnonspiritualnumberlessnumerousobjectiveof the essenceofficialoriginalpackedpalpablepersonablepersuasivephenomenalphysicalpithyplentyplenty good enoughpointedponderablepositivepotentpowerfulpredictablepreeminentpregnantprestigiousprimalprimaryprimitiveprincelyprincipalprofitableprominentpropertiedproportionateprosperouspuissantradicalrankingreadablerealreferentialreliablereputablerespectablerichrulingsatisfactorysatisfyingsecularsecureself-consistentself-importantseniorsensiblesententiousseriousserriedsignificativesizablesizeablesnugsolidsolventsomaticstablestaunchsteadfaststeadysterlingstoutstrongsturdysuasivesubstantivesuccessfulsufficientsufficient forsufficingsuggestivesuitablesuperiorsupremesuresurefiresymbolicsymbolicaltalltangibletellingtemporalthickthick-growingthicksettidytotalitariantoughtransferredtruetrustworthytrustyundeniableunderlyingunfailingunflappableunflinchingunindebtedunshakableunspiritualunwaveringup tovalidvastveritableviscidviscoseviscousvoluminousweightywellwell fixedwell-balancedwell-builtwell-establishedwell-fixedwell-foundedwell-groundedwell-heeledwell-offwell-to-dowinningwithout nervesworld shakingworld-shakingworldlyworthwhile
Adjective(13 words)
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7 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
5 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
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8 entriesTranslations
118 translations across 21 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- حَقِيقِيّ adj (not imaginary; real; veritable)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- dolğun adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- maddi adj (having substance, actually existing)
Bulgarian
4 entries- веществен adj (having substance, actually existing)
- веществен adj (corporeal)
- действителен adj (not imaginary; real; veritable)
- заможен adj (possessed of goods or an estate)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 大量 adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- 實際 /实际 adj (not imaginary; real; veritable)
- 殷實 adj (possessed of goods or an estate)
- 物質的 /物质的 adj (having substance, actually existing)
Czech
4 entries- bytelný adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
- hmotný adj (having substance, actually existing)
- hmotný adj (corporeal)
- opravdový adj (not imaginary; real; veritable)
Finnish
4 entries- huomattava adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- oleellinen adj (most important; essential)
- olennainen adj (most important; essential)
- runsas adj (large in size, quantity or value)
French
4 entries- substantiel adj (having substance, actually existing)
- substantiel adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- substantiel adj (most important; essential)
- substantiel adj (satisfying)
Galician
2 entries- substancial adj (having substance, actually existing)
- substancial adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
German
4 entries- essenziell adj (most important; essential)
- substanziell adj (most important; essential)
- wesentlich adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- wesentlich adj (most important; essential)
Greek
4 entries- ουσιαστικός adj (most important; essential)
- ουσιώδης adj (having substance, actually existing)
- ουσιώδης adj (not imaginary; real; veritable)
- ουσιώδης adj (corporeal)
Hungarian
4 entries- alapvető adj (most important; essential)
- bőséges adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- gazdag adj (possessed of goods or an estate)
- jómódú adj (possessed of goods or an estate)
Irish
4 entries- mór adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- nach beag adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- suntasach adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- téagartha adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
Italian
4 entries- considerevole adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- consistente adj (corporeal)
- corposo adj (satisfying)
- forte adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
Japanese
4 entries- 堅固な adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
- 大量の adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- 実質的な adj (most important; essential)
- 実際の adj (not imaginary; real; veritable)
Maltese
1 entries- sustanzjuż adj (large in size, quantity or value)
Māori
1 entries- whaikiko adj (having substance, actually existing)
Portuguese
4 entries- substancial adj (having substance, actually existing)
- substancial adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
- substancial adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- substancial adj (most important; essential)
Romanian
1 entries- substanțial adj (having substance, actually existing)
Russian
4 entries- ва́жный adj (most important; essential)
- веще́ственный adj (having substance, actually existing)
- веще́ственный adj (corporeal)
- действи́тельный adj (not imaginary; real; veritable)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- susbainteach adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
- susbainteach adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- susbainteach adj (most important; essential)
Spanish
4 entries- cuantioso adj (large in size, quantity or value)
- enjundioso adj (having good substance; strong; firm)
- substancial adj (having substance, actually existing)
- sustancial adj (having substance, actually existing)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
We have a substantial stake in the venture.
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It will require substantial time and financial resources.
Source: tatoeba (42914)
The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
Source: tatoeba (49944)
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