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Synonyms for insubstantial
ˌɪn səbˈstæn ʃəlin·sub·stan·tial
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insubstantialadjective
Antonyms:
substantialinsubstantialadjective
The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.
Antonyms:
substantialinsubstantialadjective
Synonyms:
unsubstantial
Princeton's WordNet
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unrealadjective
lacking material form or substance; unreal
"as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
Synonyms:
jejune, unreal, unsubstantial, artificialAntonyms:
wholesome, substantial, real, materialinsubstantial, jejuneadjective
lacking in nutritive value
"the jejune diets of the very poor"
Synonyms:
unreal, unsubstantial, adolescent, jejune, juvenile, insipid, puerileAntonyms:
wholesome, material, substantial, real
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#5790 | juvenile | |
#5919 | artificial | |
#9386 | adolescent | |
#13230 | unreal | |
#67860 | meagre | |
#72074 | insipid | |
#83005 | vacuous | |
#90817 | insubstantial | |
#119384 | puerile | |
#244598 | unsubstantial | |
#315230 | jejune |
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Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible.
They say qualified immunity is intended to weed out the most insubstantial cases.
The trebling of the population in this small and impoverished country, flowing with milk and honey but not with sufficient water, rich in rocks and sand dunes but poor in natural resources and vital raw materials, has been no easy task Indeed, practical men, with their eyes fixed upon things as they are, regarded it as an empty and insubstantial utopian dream.
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