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Recent Examples of insubstantial Bashar was an ophthalmology student in London, a weak-chinned introvert who was widely seen as a bit insubstantial. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 But, taking these study findings from here all the way down the drug development pipeline to where there’s a safe and effective new drug on the market is expected to take a long time and a not insubstantial amount of money. New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025 With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances. John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 If those arguments appear insubstantial, the jury verdict and injunction should stand. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for insubstantial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insubstantial
Adjective
  • The hit isn’t unsubstantial: In 2024, textile exports to the United States accounted for 10.7 percent of China’s total textile exports, valued at $14.8 billion, and 22.7 percent of China’s total apparel exports, or $36.1 billion’s worth.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 May 2025
  • The algorithm fed the Giants pitcher a savory yet unsubstantial diet of short-form content.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For many, rocking garments and accessories that reflect the richness of Black history while moving in rhythm to the soundtracks of the holiday’s celebration was not just a necessary reprieve, but a spiritual embrace.
    Essence, Essence, 24 June 2025
  • Today’s immersive venues like the $2.3 billion Sphere in Las Vegas, where Dead & Company now hold extended residencies, owe a direct spiritual and technological debt.
    Noah Eckstein, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The 13-inch Laptop does make some welcome upgrades—a backlit keyboard, a somewhat larger and higher-resolution display panel—but its aluminum body feels slightly softer and flimsier than what the main Surface Laptop uses.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
  • Back then, traveling meant paying close attention to the roads, road signs, mile markers and more, all while wrestling with the flimsy paper map.
    Jason Foodman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Indeed, in stark contrast to the incorporeal nature of a digital image, each of Winant’s photographs is, in a sense, a discrete body: a fallible material entity that boasts a hidden physical history and that will compositionally deteriorate over time.
    Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.
    Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • No matter how far-fetched the premise or gossamer-thin the story, the musical invites (compels) us to go along with its essential surrealism, to travel to that dream space where everyday life suddenly moves and sounds deliriously out of this world.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 7 May 2020
  • For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.
    Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
Adjective
  • And that was the metaphysical American transformation of news into entertainment.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 June 2025
  • The Foundation Of Strategic Thinking The Vedas scriptures do not only dwell on metaphysical concepts but also emphasize the principles of truth, cosmic order and sacrifice for the collective good.
    Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • In the third season of HBO’s The Gilded Age, a frothy costume drama set amid the robber barons and socialites of 1880s New York, a servant suddenly comes into money.
    Judy Berman, Time, 20 June 2025
  • It’s made from grinding green tea leaves—which can be varying grades of quality—into a fine powder, which is then whisked with hot water to create a thick, frothy liquid.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • In the span of a week, the U.S. shifted from the brink of global conflict to a fragile ceasefire.
    Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
  • This admission comes amid escalating tensions and a fragile ceasefire following deadly clashes between Iran and Israel.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025

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“Insubstantial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insubstantial. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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