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insubstantial

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of insubstantial

1 being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
  • an insubstantial carton that could not possibly stand up during long-distance shipping
Synonyms of insubstantial

cobwebby, filmy, flimsy, frothy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sleazy, unsubstantial
Words Related to insubstantial

dainty, delicate, fine

feeble, fragile, frail

diaphanous, sheer, transparent
Near Antonyms of insubstantial

durable, knockabout, lasting, tough

coarse, heavy, rough, rude
Antonyms of insubstantial

sturdy, substantial
2 not composed of matter
  • Energy is insubstantial.
Synonyms of insubstantial

bodiless, ethereal, formless, immaterial, incorporeal, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual, unbodied, unsubstantial
Words Related to insubstantial

metaphysical, psychic (also psychical), supernatural

impalpable, insensible, intangible, invisible

airy, diaphanous, gaseous, gossamery, tenuous, thin, vaporous, wispish
Near Antonyms of insubstantial

animal, carnal, fleshly

detectable, discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, palpable, sensible, tangible, visible

bulky, heavy, massive, solid
Antonyms of insubstantial

bodily, corporeal, material, physical, substantial

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