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material
Synonyms and Antonyms of material
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relating to or composed of matter
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having great meaning or lasting effect
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
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having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
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having to do with the matter at hand
to the point
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of or relating to the human body
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
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the basic elements from which something can be developed
2
usually materials plural
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
accoutrements (or accouterments), apparatus, equipment, gear, hardware, kit [chiefly British], matériel (or materiel), outfit, paraphernalia, stuff, tackle
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