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[ adjective ] fairly large
Synonyms Examples "won by a substantial margin" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)The second step is to recognize the substantial agreement - frequently blurred by emotionalism and inaccurate newspaper reporting - already existing between Catholics and non-Catholics concerning the over-all objectives of family_planning . (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)If we add to these contacts with friendly members the `` contacts with an organization of the church '' ( 11.2 per_cent of the cases ) , then a substantial two thirds of all recruitment is through friendly contact . (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)Lincoln was historian and economist enough to know that a substantial portion of this wealth had accumulated in the hands of the descendants of New_Englanders engaged in the slave_trade . (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)Our pin-curl clips and self-locking nuts achieved dominance in just a_few years time , despite substantial , well established competition . (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)When Johnny_Mercer and Harold_Arlen began their collaboration in 1940 , Mercer , like Arlen , had several substantial film songs to his credit , among them `` Hooray_for_Hollywood '' , `` Ride , Tenderfoot , Ride '' , `` Have_You_Got_Any_Castles , Baby ? '' Related terms |
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[ adjective ] being the essence or essential element of a thing
Synonyms Examples "substantial equivalents" "substantive information" Used in print (Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)More emphasis was put upon the fact that international_law was the law of `` civilized nations '' ; Kent and Story , the great early American scholars , repeatedly made_use_of this phrase , or of `` Christian nations '' , which is a substantial equivalent . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] providing abundant nourishment
Synonyms Examples "a hearty meal" "good solid food" "ate a substantial breakfast" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Examples "the substantial world" "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical" "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare Related terms |
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