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Synonyms for substantive
ˈsʌb stən tɪvsub·stan·tive

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. substantiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    verbal

  2. substantiveadjective

    A word that names or refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns and personal pronouns are always substantives by nature.

    Antonyms:
    verbal, adjective, procedural

  3. substantiveadjective

    Having substance and prompting thought.

    Synonyms:
    substantial, meaty

    Antonyms:
    procedural, adjective, verbal

  4. substantiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    verbal, adjective, procedural

  5. substantiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    verbal, procedural, adjective

  6. substantiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    essential, in essence

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 3 votes

  1. substantiveadjective

    any word or group of words functioning as a noun

    Antonyms:
    adjective, nonmeaningful, unessential, inessential, procedural, meaningless

  2. substantial, substantiveadjective

    having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

    "substantial equivalents"

    Synonyms:
    substantial, significant, hearty, essential, real, square, material, solid, meaty, strong, satisfying

    Antonyms:
    unessential, meaningless, nonmeaningful, procedural, inessential, adjective

  3. substantive, essentialadjective

    defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

    "substantive law"

    Synonyms:
    substantial, essential, all important(p), all-important(a), indispensable, meaty, crucial, of the essence(p)

    Antonyms:
    procedural, nonmeaningful, inessential, adjective, meaningless, unessential

  4. meaty, substantiveadjective

    being on topic and prompting thought

    "a meaty discussion"

    Synonyms:
    essential, meaty, substantial

    Antonyms:
    adjective, nonmeaningful, procedural, meaningless, inessential, unessential

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. substantivenoun

    Synonyms:
    (Gram.) noun, name

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How to use substantive in a sentence?

  1. Alexander Karabanov:

    The prosecutor asked for more time so that he can prepare and give a substantive response.

  2. Paul Manafort:

    Besides running against Hillary Clinton, [Trump] is running against the media, there was a debate that could have been had there. Instead, the media chose to take the Clinton campaign narrative and go on attack on Donald Trump. Trump, in the course of this week, was very substantive.

  3. Donald Trump:

    I don't have anything to say, i'll defer to House Intelligence on particular statements and the like. I don't have anything else to say about the Democrats' impeachment proceeding. If somebody else has a substantive question about something that the world cares deeply about, I'm happy to take it.

  4. Mike Pompeo:

    We had good conversations, substantive conversations that involved deep complex challenges.

  5. Douglas Sughrue:

    Victims can only be victimized by a defense lawyer if there isn't substantive impeachment material that can be used against them.


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