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UK
/səbstˈænʃəl/
]
[ US /səbˈstænʃəɫ/ ]
[ US /səbˈstænʃəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
providing abundant nourishment
a hearty meal
four square meals a day
ate a substantial breakfast
good solid food -
of good quality and condition; solidly built
a solid foundation
several substantial timber buildings -
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against
a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
the substantial world -
of considerable importance, size, or worth
won by a substantial margin -
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
moneyed aristocrats
a substantial family
wealthy corporations
a speculator flush with cash
an affluent banker
not merely rich but loaded -
of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
a substantial argument
How To Use substantial In A Sentence
- A substantial element of the system is the set of physical exercises performed in pairs and again based on the idea of the power of co-operation.
- IS is said to have used chlorine gas in attacks and built up a substantial chemical weapons cache. The Sun
- The establishment of administrative accountability system in our country soon, And accountability is still in the consubstantial Accountability stage.
- However, the two substantial hurdles which protect the Fund mean many people will not benefit.
- The aim, therefore, was to attract substantial foreign investment.
- For perciform fishes, the pectoral fin and tail are known to play important roles in propulsion and there is now a substantial literature on the function of these fins.
- However, visitors from outlying areas to attend football matches will contribute substantially to the local economy of the cities mentioned above.
- There are still substantial savings out of the machinery of government. The Sun
- This scenario was as unsubstantial as most of the claims made by campaign groups about the potential danger that anthrax could be easily used as a bio-weapon.
- Finally, dissatisfaction with housing conditions produced schemes for slum clearance or improvement and substantial house-building programmes.