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Synonyms & Antonyms : Substantial





Substantial



( Adjective )


Was what you saw something substantial or only a ghost?

Synonyms:

Actual

Material

Tangible

Palpable

Perceptible

Corporeal

Real

Existing

Contextual Examples:

Modern acting involves living the actual role to make it interesting.

The material side of the problem is not so serious. It is its psychological offshoots that are bothering me.

There is no tangible picture of the business project in view yet.

Bribing an officer to get a work done is a palpable offence as serious as the acceptance of bribe.



Antonyms:

Illusive

Unsubstantial

Illusory

Unreal

Chimerical

Shadowy

Fanciful

Farcical

Contextual Examples:

The problem of poverty is illusive of solution due to lack of enthusiasm on the part of the administrators who run the relevant schemes.

The reasoning furnished by you for obtaining official support for your business project is unsubstantial.

You cannot win your point in a debate by giving illusory arguments.

The facts presented by you in support of your case for loan are unreal and shadowy.




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