INSUBSTANTIALITY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

insubstantiality

noun

as in flimsiness

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as in unsoundness

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Noun

The legal flimsiness of the indictment indicates just how far Blanche’s DOJ is willing to go to please the president.

— Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
The Federal Police deployed a massive show of force — including armored vehicles and heavy weaponry — to apprehend a small group, creating a media spectacle that starkly contrasted with the flimsiness of the legal case.

— Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of flimsiness

Noun

Based on Alaïa Jade’s public reputation and the structural unsoundness of the bell tower, Smullen thinks an accidental death is likely.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.

— John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019

Definition of unsoundness

Noun

The pope is now embracing that same fragility and uncertainty that many others with a similar diagnosis have faced.

— Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Austrian authorities have cited the headdress’s fragility as the cause preventing its return, as per a joint study by Austrian and Mexican conservators.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fragility

Noun

The dehumanization of Black people represented by the persistence of Confederate iconography in mainstream culture became an underground signifier of the precariousness of the freedoms enshrined by the 14th Amendment.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
This precariousness of the career path is driving younger generations to seek more reliable employment.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of precariousness

Noun

Such a gamble could deepen Israel’s insecurity, but electoral desperation seldom improves anyone’s judgment.

— Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
But beneath his optimism was a coach who understood how to bring out the best in people—even when that meant confronting their insecurities, calling out bad behavior, and demanding better.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of insecurity

Noun

But in situations of ongoing uncertainty—such as chronic food instability—the stress is far greater.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
During the experiment, the chip analyzed signals to predict the onset of sawtooth instabilities, which involve rapid changes in plasma conditions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

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