Thanks to the opportunity, we were able to avoid substantial effort.
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Substantial
/səbˈstænʃəl/
Synonyms for "substantial" (475 found)
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Adjective(10 words)
significantsolidaffluentampleample empirical evidencebeefierchunkiestconsiderableconsiderable quantitydeep connection
Noun(5 words)
ab ovoable to payabsoluteabundantactualadequateaffluentallegoricalampleappreciableascendantassociationalauthenticauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocraticbalancedbarely sufficientbasal
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basicbelievablebigbig leaguebig namebig timebig-leaguebig-namebig-timebigwigbigwiggedbindingbodilybumpercalculablecarnalcharismaticcharmingcloseclose-knitclose-texturedclose-wovenclothed with authoritycogentcomfortablecommandingcommensuratecompactcompactedcompetentcompressedconcentratedconcretecondensedcongestedconnotationalconnotativeconsequentialconsiderableconsistentconsolidatedconstituentconstitutivecontrollingcoolcorporalcorporealcorrespondingcrammedcrammed fullcrowdedde factodecentdefinabledenotationaldenotative
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densedependabledominantdouble-barreleddueduly constituteddurableearthlyearthshakingeasyeffectiveeffectualefficaciouselementalelementaryeminentempoweredenchantingendureenough
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equal toessentialestimableex officioexpressiveextendedextensionalextensivefactualfaithfulfaithworthyfastfiducialfigurativefirmfirm as gibraltarfitfleshlyfor realfull of meaningfull of pointfull of substancefundamentalgainfulgenerousgenuineglueygoodgood enoughgood forgoodlygoverninggrandgreatgrossguthandsomehardhealthyheavyheavyweightheftyhegemonichegemonistichigh poweredhigh-poweredhistoricalhonest-to-godhugehylicimpenetrableimperativeimpermeableimperturbableimportantimpressivein equilibriumindicativeinfluentialintelligibleintensionalinterpretableinvinciblejam packedjam-packedjammedjustkeylandedlargelarge scalelarge-scalelawfulleadinglegallegitimatelogicallustymagneticmajor
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major leagueman-sizedmassivematerialmateriatemeaningmeaningfulmeatymetaphoricalmightyminimalminimummomentousmonocraticnameniftynonporousnonspiritualnumberlessnumerous
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objectiveof the essenceofficialoriginalpackedpalpablepersonablepersuasivephenomenalphysicalpithyplentyplenty good enoughpointedponderablepositivepotentpowerfulpredictablepreeminentpregnantprestigiousprimalprimaryprimitiveprincelyprincipalprofitableprominentpropertiedproportionateprosperouspuissantradicalrankingreadablerealreferentialreliablereputablerespectablerichrulingsatisfactorysecularsecureself-consistentself-importantseniorsensiblesententiousseriousserriedsignificantsignificativesizablesizeablesnugsolidsolventsomaticsoundstablestaunchsteadfaststeadystoutstrongsturdysuasivesubstantivesuccessfulsufficientsufficient forsufficingsuggestivesuitablesuperiorsupremesuresurefiresymbolicsymbolicaltalltangibletellingtemporalthickthick-growingthicksettidytotalitariantoughtransferredtruetrustworthytrustyundeniableunderlyingunfailingunflappableunflinchingunindebtedunshakableunspiritualunwaveringup tovalidvastveritableviscidviscoseviscousvoluminouswealthyweightywellwell fixedwell-balancedwell-builtwell-establishedwell-fixedwell-foundedwell-groundedwell-heeledwell-offwell-to-dowinningwithout nervesworld shakingworld-shakingworldlyworthwhile
Adjective(52 words)
major organ systemmajor political changemajor reformsmajor releasemajor updatemassive amountmassive buildingmassive impactmassive impactsmassive mistakemassive problemmassive projectmassive sizematerialmaterial breachmaterial evidencematerial markermeaningfulmeatiestmoneyed
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physical phenomenaprofoundrealrobustsatisfyingserious issueserious mattersignificant aspectsignificant breakthroughsignificant chemical effectsignificant cultural achievementsignificant datasignificant effectsignificant performance improvementsignificant political changesignificant resultsolid approachsolid evidencesolid mattersolid objectsolid partsquarestrongstrong evidencestrong sense of matteringsturdysubstantivesubstantive feedbacksubstantive mattervast regionwealthyweightiest
Noun(25 words)
mass of peoplemass the samplematerial aspectmaterial characteristicmaterial entitymaterial factmaterial goodsmaterial objectmaterial resourcesmateriality standardmore massivemost massiveplumpsprofound sadnesspronounced differencequamassiaquantumsample of substancesignificant changesize
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Determiner(1 words)
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7 entriesheavy masonrylarge amountmajor portionsolid woodsubstantial benefitsubstantial impactsubstantial sum
Collocations
5 entriessubstantial amountsubstantial changesubstantial evidencesubstantial growthsubstantial impact
Inflections
2 entriesmore substantialmost substantial
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample 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.
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The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
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