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substance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of substance

1 the basic elements from which something can be developed

  • many thought that the mayorʼs speech lacked substance because specific proposals for solving the cityʼs problems were few
Synonyms of substance

making, material, raw material, stuff, timber
Words Related to substance

possibility, potential, potentiality

matter, metal

2 the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

  • tireless caring and nurturing that was the very substance of maternal love
Synonyms of substance

being, essence, essentiality, nature, quiddity, quintessence, soul, stuff
Words Related to substance

heart, spirit

alpha and omega, center, core, keynote, marrow, pith, seat

embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification

aspect, attribute, feature, property

gist, kernel, nub
Phrases Synonymous with substance

name of the game

3 the total of one's money and property

  • measure the worth of a person not by his earthly substance but by his good deeds
Synonyms of substance

assets, capital, fortune, means, opulence, riches, wealth, wherewithal, worth
Words Related to substance

belongings, chattels, effects, holdings, paraphernalia, possessions, things

bankroll, deep pockets, finances, funds, money, wallet

abundance, affluence, prosperity, success

treasure, valuables

accession, acquisition, personal property, personalty, property

nest egg, reserve, resources, savings, treasury
Near Antonyms of substance

debts, liabilities

indebtedness

4 one that has a real and independent existence

  • the question of whether the soul is a substance entirely independent of the body
Synonyms of substance

being, commodity, entity, existent, individual, individuality, integer, object, reality, something, thing
Words Related to substance

body, subject

material, matter, quantity, stuff
Near Antonyms of substance

nonentity

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