substantial [suh b-stan -shuh l]
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See more synonyms for substantial on Thesaurus.com of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money. of a corporeal or material nature; tangible; real. of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong: a substantial physique. basic or essential; fundamental: two stories in substantial agreement. wealthy or influential: one of the substantial men of the town. of real worth, value, or effect: substantial reasons. relating to the substance , matter, or material of a thing. of or relating to the essence of a thing: the substantial parts of the ruling. existing as or being a substance; having independent existence: a substantial being. Philosophy relating to or of the nature of substance or reality rather than an accident or attribute. Show More
Origin of substantial 1300–50; Middle English substancial <
Late Latin substantiālis, equivalent to
Latin substanti(a )
substance +
-ālis -al1 Related forms sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty , sub·stan·tial·ness , noun sub·stan·tial·ly , adverb non·sub·stan·tial , adjective non·sub·stan·tial·ly , adverb non·sub·stan·tial·ness , noun non·sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty , noun pre·sub·stan·tial , adjective su·per·sub·stan·tial , adjective su·per·sub·stan·tial·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for substantially Contemporary Examples of substantially The world Carver left was still a hungry one—if substantially less so.
The CDC says that the current numbers on record for the epidemic, 5,843 cases and 2,803 deaths, are “substantially underreported.”
The police department, despite public belief, is substantially upping patrol and investigative measures.
What has changed, substantially and perhaps for the best, is just what a nonmarital birth looks like.
In some respects our recent wars are substantially different from those past.
Historical Examples of substantially The bill, substantially unaltered, received the Royal assent July 26, 1869.
Furthermore, the earlier changes of each are substantially the same.
The accounts in the various papers were substantially the same.
The projecting machine was substantially like the "taking" camera and was so used.
It is all substantially true that Mercy Lascelles has told you.
British Dictionary definitions for substantially of a considerable size or value substantial funds worthwhile; important a substantial reform having wealth or importance (of food or a meal) sufficient and nourishing solid or strong in construction, quality, or character a substantial door real; actual; true the evidence is substantial of or relating to the basic or fundamental substance or aspects of a thing philosophy of or relating to substance rather than to attributes, accidents, or modifications Show More
Derived Forms substantiality (səbˌstænʃɪˈælɪtɪ ) or substantialness , noun substantially , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for substantially adj. mid-14c., "ample, sizeable," from Old French substantiel (13c.), from Latin substantialis "having substance or reality, material," from substantia (see substance ). Meaning "existing, having real existence" is from late 14c.
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