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material - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | material |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bodily, tangible |
| Synonyms: | actual, animal, appreciable, carnal, concrete, corporeal, earthly, fleshly, incarnate, objective, palpable, perceptible, phenomenal, physical, real, sensible, sensual, substantial, true, worldly, nonspiritual |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary material is based on Latin materialis 'formed of matter'; materiel means 'personnel' or 'military arms or equipment' |
| Antonyms: | ethereal, incorporeal, intangible, mental |
| Main Entry: | material |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter, fabric |
| Synonyms: | being, body, bolt, cloth, component, constituent, crop, element, entity, equipment, gear, goods, individual, ingredient, machinery, materiel, object, outfit, paraphernalia, staple, stock, stuff, substance, supply, tackle, textile, thing, habiliments |
| Main Entry: | material |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, relevant |
| Synonyms: | applicable, apposite, apropos, big, cardinal, consequential, considerable, essential, fundamental, germane, grave, indispensable, intrinsic, key, meaningful, momentous, pertinent, primary, serious, significant, substantial, vital, weighty, ad rem, applicative, pointful |
| Antonyms: | immaterial, irrelevant, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | material |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written matter |
| Synonyms: | data, evidence, facts, information, notes, reading, text, work |
| Main Entry: | applicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate |
| Synonyms: | applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, associable, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, kosher, legit, material, on target, on the button, on the nose*, pertinent, relevant, right on, suitable, suited, that's the idea, that's the ticket, to the point, to the purpose, useful |
| Antonyms: | inapplicable, inappropriate, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appreciable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily noticed; considerable |
| Synonyms: | apparent, clear-cut, definite, discernible, estimable, evident, healthy, large, manifest, marked, material, measurable, noticeable, observable, obvious, perceivable, perceptible, plain, pronounced, sensible, significant, sizable, substantial, tangible, visible, ascertainable, detectable, distinguishable, good-sized, goodly, recognizable |
| Antonyms: | imperceptible, negligible, unnoticed, inconsiderable, unappreciable |
| Main Entry: | apropos |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | relevant, suitable |
| Synonyms: | applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, befitting, belonging, correct, fit, fitting, germane, kosher*, material, on the nose*, opportune, pertinent, proper, related, right, seemly, legit, on the button, right on |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | armament(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon(s) |
| Synonyms: | ammunition, arms, defense, gun, hardware, heat*, material, materiel, munitions, ordnance, protection, security, weaponry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bodily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning animate structure |
| Synonyms: | actual, animal, carnal, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, gross, human, material, natural, normal, organic, physical, sensual, substantial, tangible, somatic, unspiritual |
| Antonyms: | mental, soulful, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | cloth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fabric |
| Synonyms: | bolt, dry goods, goods, material, stuff, weave, yard goods, calico, cotton, synthetics, textiles, tissue, twill |
| Main Entry: | commodity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | merchandise, possession |
| Synonyms: | article, asset, belonging, chattel, goods, line, material, object, produce, product, property, specialty, stock, thing, vendible, ware |
| Main Entry: | consequential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | significant |
| Synonyms: | big, considerable, eventful, far-reaching, grave, important, material, meaningful, momentous, serious, substantial, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, insignificant, uneventful, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | corporal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bodily, physical |
| Synonyms: | carnal, corporeal, fleshly, fleshy, gross, human, material, objective, phenomenal, sensible, substantial, tangible, anatomical, somatic |
| Antonyms: | cerebral, immaterial, intangible, mental, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | corporeal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bodily, physical |
| Synonyms: | carnal, corporal, fleshly, fleshy, human, material, mortal, objective, phenomenal, sensible, substantial, tangible, anatomical, somatic |
| Antonyms: | cerebral, immaterial, intangible, mental, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | economic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | business-related; financial |
| Synonyms: | commercial, fiscal, industrial, material, monetary, pecuniary, productive, profitable, remunerative, solvent, viable, bread-and-butter, budgetary, mercantile, money-making, profit-making |
| Main Entry: | equipment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supplies, gear for activity |
| Synonyms: | accessories, apparatus, baggage, belongings, equipage, furnishings, furniture, impedimenta, machinery, material, materiel, miscellaneous, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, rig*, setup, stock, store, stuff, tackle, things, trappings, accompaniments, accouterments, appliances, appurtenances, articles, attachments, contraptions, contrivances, devices, facilities, fittings, fixtures, gadgets, habiliments, kit and kaboodle, provisioning, shebang, tools, traps, utensils |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fuel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something providing energy |
| Synonyms: | ammunition, combustible, electricity, encouragement, food, gas, incitement, juice, material, means, nourishment, provocation, propellant |
| Main Entry: | germane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate |
| Synonyms: | ad rem, akin, allied, applicable, applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, cognate, connected, fitting, kindred, kosher*, legit, material, on target, on the button, on the nose*, pertinent, proper, related, relating, relevant, right on, suitable, that's the ticket, to the point, to the purpose |
| Antonyms: | improper, inappropriate, irrelevant, unfitting, unrelated, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | individual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | singular person, thing |
| Synonyms: | being, body, character, child, creature, dude*, entity, existence, human being, man, material, matter, mortal, number, party, person, personage, self, somebody, something, soul, stuff, substance, type, unit, woman, singleton |
| Antonyms: | group |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | information |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facts, news |
| Synonyms: | advice, ammo, break*, chapter and verse*, clue, confidence, counsel, cue, data, dirt*, dope*, dossier, earful, enlightenment, erudition, illumination, info, inside story, instruction, intelligence, knowledge, leak, learning, lore, lowdown, material, message, network, notice, notification, orientation, propaganda, report, science, scoop, score, tidings, tip, what's what, whole story, wisdom, word* |
| Antonyms: | ignorance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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