substantial
Having a substance; actually existing.
Other meanings
Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
Corporeal; material; firm.
Synonyms
- real
- material
Related words
- nonsubstantial
- presubstantial
- substantialise
- substantialism
- substantialist
- substantialize
- supersubstantial
- unsubstantial
- consubstantial
- insubstantial
- substantiality
- substantially
Word history
From Latin "substantiālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “substantial” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.