Synonyms of substantive

substantive 1 of 2

adjective

as in substantial

sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention

they've made substantive changes in the nightly newscast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substantial
• significant
• considerable
• sizable
• good
• major
• tremendous
• huge
• sizeable
• respectable
• healthy
• great
• big
• handsome
• goodly
• tidy
• massive
• largish
• biggish
• voluminous
• outsized
• enormous
• hefty
• outsize
• bulky
• colossal
• oversized
• gigantic
• immense
• monumental
• oversize
• astronomical
• prodigious
• mammoth
• monstrous
• herculean
• astronomic
• whopping
• titanic
• jumbo
• bumper
• hulking
• elephantine
• king-size
• king-sized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insignificant
• nominal
• negligible
• inconsequential
• insubstantial
• trivial
• inconsiderable
• unimportant
• petty
• marginal
• trifling
• puny
• meager
• paltry
• slight
• piddling
• minute
• picayune
• meagre
• small
• little
• tiny
• measly
• diminutive
• picayunish
• undersize
• undersized
• smallish
• miniature
• bitty
• pocket
• pocket-size
• pygmy
• pocket-sized
• pint-sized
• pint-size

substantive

2 of 2

noun

as in nominal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nominal
• noun
• collective noun
• common noun
• proper noun
• count noun
• mass noun

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