Substantial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fairly large

having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbstˈænʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/səbstˈanʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbstˈanʃəl/

3 syllables Say it as /səbstˈænʃəl/.

Examples

won by a substantial margin
substantial equivalents
the substantial world

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

solid satisfying strong substantive real hearty material square significant

Antonyms

insubstantial

Parts of Speech

adjective	fairly large “won by a substantial margin”
adjective	having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable “substantial equivalents”
adjective	having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare “the substantial world”
adjective	providing abundant nourishment “a hearty meal”
adjective	of good quality and condition; solidly built “a solid foundation”

Word Forms

substance	noun	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
substantialness	noun	the quality of being substantial or having substance
substantiality	noun	the quality of being substantial or having substance
reality	noun	the quality possessed by something that is real
solidness	noun	the quality of being substantial or having substance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erheblich

ziemlich groß

🇫🇷French

substantiel

assez grand

🇪🇸Spanish

sustancial

bastante grande

🇮🇹Italian

sostanziale

abbastanza grande

🇳🇱Dutch

substantieel

redelijk groot

🇵🇹Portuguese

substancial

bastante grande

🇷🇺Russian

существенный

довольно большой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतोषजनक

काफी बड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

যথেষ্ট

মোটামুটি বড়

🇮🇳Tamil

கணிசமான

மிகவும் பெரியது

🇮🇳Telugu

గణనీయమైన

చాలా పెద్దది

🇮🇳Marathi

लक्षणीय

बऱ्यापैकी मोठे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોંધપાત્ર

એકદમ મોટી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಣನೀಯ

ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗണ്യമായ

സാമാന്യം വലുത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਵੱਡਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کافی

کافی بڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重大的

相当大

🇯🇵Japanese

実質的な

かなり大きい

🇰🇷Korean

상당한

상당히 크다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng kể

khá lớn

🇹🇭Thai

มากมาย

ค่อนข้างใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

besar

cukup besar

🇵🇭Filipino

matibay

medyo malaki

🇲🇾Malay

substansial

agak besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جوهري

كبيرة إلى حد ما

🇮🇷Persian

قابل توجه

نسبتا بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

varlıklı

oldukça büyük

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַמָשִׁי

גדול למדי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'substantial'?

The primary meaning of 'substantial' is 'fairly large'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'substantial' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'substantial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'substantial' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'substantial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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