substantial

  • (s) fairly large
    • won by a substantial margin
    significant,
  • (s) having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
    • substantial equivalents
    substantive,
  • (a) having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
    • the substantial world
    • a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
    • "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
    material, real,
  • (s) providing abundant nourishment
    • a hearty meal
    • good solid food
    • ate a substantial breakfast
    • four square meals a day
    satisfying, hearty, square, solid,
  • (s) of good quality and condition; solidly built
    • a solid foundation
    • several substantial timber buildings
    strong, solid,

Synonyms

significant substantive material real satisfying hearty square solid strong

Antonyms

insubstantial unsubstantial unreal

See also

material

Words of close approximity

substantive
substantiality substantially substantialness