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material
Synonyms and Antonyms of material
- there's no material evidence, such as a dead body, that a murder has been committed
- there's no material difference between the two designs for the skyscraper: one's as bad as the other
decisive, fatal, fateful, strategic
earnest, grave, heavy, serious, sincere
distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable
distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious
all-important, central, critical, crucial, essential, key, pivotal, seminal, vital
- people who worry more about material concerns than about spiritual ones
- that information, while fascinating, is not material to our discussion
- material needs such as food and warmth
cerebral, inner, intellectual, mental, psychological (also psychologic)
bodiless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, spiritual
ethereal, metaphysical, psychic (also psychical)
Synonym Discussion of material
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- material values
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- the physical benefits of exercise
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- artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings
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- scientists concerned with the phenomenal world
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- the earth's rotation is not sensible to us
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- no objective evidence of damage
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material
Synonyms and Antonyms of material
- she's clearly movie star material
- I have all the materials to build the mobile
accoutrements (or accouterments), apparatus, equipment, gear, hardware, kit [chiefly British], matériel (or materiel), outfit, paraphernalia, stuff, tackle
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