Synonyms for substantive
ˈsʌb stən tɪvsub·stan·tive

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 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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1. • Law

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. substantivenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Gram.) noun, name

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1. List of paraphrases for "substantive":

   substantial, functional, background, bottom, noun, substance, fund, technical, merits, thematic, objectivity, objective, organic, fundamental, substantively, material, demersal, concrete, working-level, real, significant

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1. Kristen Hopewell:

   Beijing is not going to give up its plans for becoming a dominant industrial and technological power simply to please Washington, any changes are likely to be superficial, not substantive.

2. Andrew Celli:

   Their silence is telling ; they really have no substantive defense to the infringement claim, a jury will plainly see that the infringing Old Dubai Frame is an illegal copy of Fernando's award-winning design. Such blatant misappropriation by the Dubai Municipality and ThyssenKrupp is not just a clear violation of copyright law -- Dubai Municipality is Dubai Municipality to artists and architects worldwide.

3. David Kochel:

   It gives us more time at the microphone and more time to talk about answers to substantive issues that Iowa voters are demanding right now.

4. Alvin Tan:

   We’ll get supportive statements on the growth outlook remaining decent and ... we’ll hear that policy options are still available if growth were to take a much more significant dip downwards, but despite the likely positive rhetoric, it’s going to be rhetoric. We just don’t see any substantive co-ordinated measures coming out of the G20.

5. Bridgette Baldwin:

   The movement is potentially exciting, but the jury is still out on substantive change, some of the change is being fueled by brand management in the desire to appear political yet remain safe.