Synonyms for substance
ˈsʌb stənssub·stance

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   being, essence, nature

   Antonyms:
   attribute, attribute, property, quality

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. substance

   Synonyms:
   matter, material, body, pith, gist, import, essential, meaning, be

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1. substancenoun

   the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

   "DNA is the substance of our genes"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, gist, heart and soul, nub, center, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

2. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittynoun

   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

   Synonyms:
   affection, summation, warmness, sum of money, sum total, means, affectionateness, center of attention, center field, content, nucleus, plaza, meaning, meat, bone marrow, centre, burden, stub, center, tenderness, snapper, core, totality, marrow, heart and soul, sum, fondness, total, nerve, core group, internality, marrow squash, nerve center, shopping center, aggregate, nub, join, kernel, nitty-gritty, union, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, nubble, bosom, mall, essence, ticker, message, pump, magnetic core, effect, mettle, shopping centre, perfume, spunk, philia, subject matter, amount of money, midpoint, vegetable marrow, eye, amount, middle

3. meaning, substancenoun

   the idea that is intended

   "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, import, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, center, gist, heart and soul, content, nub, signification, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, significance, marrow, pith

4. substancenoun

   material of a particular kind or constitution

   "the immune response recognizes invading substances"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, gist, heart and soul, nub, center, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

5. means, substancenoun

   considerable capital (wealth or income)

   "he is a man of means"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, subject matter, core, nub, inwardness, sum, way, gist, heart and soul, center, agency, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

6. message, content, subject matter, substancenoun

   what a communication that is about something is about

   Synonyms:
   message, content, meat, means, core, inwardness, subject, sum, subject matter, cognitive content, heart and soul, marrow, nub, center, depicted object, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, contentedness, heart, mental object, nitty-gritty, capacity, pith, gist

7. substancenoun

   a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

   "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, gist, heart and soul, nub, center, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

Matched Categories

1. • Capital
   • Communication
   • Content
   • Idea
   • Physical Entity

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   substratum, groundwork, reality, hypostasis, substantiality, essential nature, real being, real existence

2. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, significance, essence, pith, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part

3. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   body, matter, material, texture, stuff

4. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   property, wealth, means, estate

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1. List of paraphrases for "substance":

   substances, content, essence, fund, merits, substantive, bottom, material, groin, drug, substantia, contents, background, drugs, compound

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1. List of known nicknames for "Substance":

   DJ Pete, Peter Kuschnereit, Pete, DJ, Mark Morrison, Sonic Experiments, Mark Davies

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How to use substance in a sentence?

1. Doug Berman:

   I think we don't fully understand what drives human behavior as a general matter and what is at the fundamental core of substance abuse disorder, but two things we do know is everyone is different, and what will deter some may not deter others.

2. Carly Fiorina:

   Somebody needs to remind him that this is not a beauty pageant. This is about substance.

3. Brittany Raffa:

   Families were left without adequate child supervision with most childcare centers and schools closed or virtual (during the early part of the pandemic), as overall stress and parental substance use increased, substance use treatment centers and mental health care were disrupted.

4. John Britton:

   It's not absolutely clear what has happened here, but it looks like an allergy to an inhaled substance, there have been a very small number of cases of this condition reported in vapers worldwide, so I think we can conclude that it happens but is thankfully very rare.

5. Chuck Schumer:

   Time is not the problem in the present health care bill, the problem is the substance. It slashes Medicaid, which has become something that helps middle class New Yorkers and millions of Americans.