1. (noun)material, stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object Synonyms: hooey, clobber, poppycock, cloth, fabric, stuff, material, stuff and nonsense, textile Antonyms: nonmaterial, mental, unworldly, nonphysical, immaterial, intangible
2. (noun)material information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form Synonyms: fabric, textile, stuff, cloth Antonyms: mental, nonphysical, unworldly, immaterial, intangible, nonmaterial
3. (noun)fabric, cloth, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers Synonyms: framework, fabric, textile, stuff, cloth, material Antonyms: intangible, immaterial, unworldly, mental, nonphysical, nonmaterial
4. (noun)material things needed for doing or making something Synonyms: fabric, textile, stuff, cloth Antonyms: mental, immaterial, unworldly, intangible, nonmaterial, nonphysical
5. (adj)material a person judged suitable for admission or employment Synonyms: fabric, textile, stuff, cloth Antonyms: mental, nonphysical, unworldly, nonmaterial, intangible, immaterial
6. (adj)material concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests Synonyms: corporeal, substantial, real Antonyms: immaterial, mental, nonphysical, unworldly, intangible, nonmaterial
7. (adj)material derived from or composed of matter Synonyms: corporeal, substantial, real Antonyms: immaterial, mental, nonmaterial, nonphysical, intangible, unworldly
8. (adj)material directly relevant to a matter especially a law case Synonyms: corporeal, substantial, real Antonyms: intangible, immaterial, nonphysical, mental, unworldly, nonmaterial
9. (adj)material concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being Synonyms: corporeal, substantial, real Antonyms: nonmaterial, unworldly, immaterial, nonphysical, mental, intangible
10. (adj)corporeal, material having material or physical form or substance Synonyms: somatic, bodily, substantial, real, corporal, corporeal, material Antonyms: nonphysical, immaterial, unworldly, intangible, nonmaterial, mental
11. (adj)substantial, real, material having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary Synonyms: actual, corporeal, veridical, real(a), substantial, significant, hearty, satisfying, real, substantive, solid, literal, material, square, genuine, strong, tangible, existent Antonyms: nonphysical, mental, unworldly, nonmaterial, immaterial, intangible
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'material'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. material Whatever is composed of or pertains to matter may be termed material; physical (Gr. physis, nature) applies to material things considered as parts of a system or organic whole; hence, we spea Synonyms: physical, bodily, corporeal, natural, tangible, corporal, material, sensible, visible Antonyms: hyperphysical, intangible, invisible, moral, unreal, immaterial, intellectual, mental, spiritual, unsubstantial