| Main Entry: | substantial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, ample |
Synonyms: |
abundant, big, big-deal, bulky, consequential, considerable, durable, extraordinary, firm, generous, goodly, heavy, heavyweight, hefty, key, large, major-league, massive, material, meaningful, momentous, plentiful, principal, serious, significant, sizable, solid, sound, stable, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, superabundant, tidy, valuable, vast, weighty, well-built, worthwhile |
| Notes: | substantial means considerable or sizeable; substantive means actual or firm |
Antonyms: |
insignificant, little, minor, small, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | substantial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | material, real |
Synonyms: |
actual, card-carrying, concrete, corporeal, existent, for real, honest-to-god, legit, objective, phenomenal, physical, positive, righteous, sensible, solid, sure enough, tangible, true, twenty-four-carat, valid, visible, weighty |
Antonyms: |
ethereal, mental, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | substantial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rich |
Synonyms: |
affluent, comfortable, easy, opulent, prosperous, snug, solid, solvent, wealthy, well, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do |
Antonyms: |
impoverished, poor |
| Main Entry: | actual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | truly existing, real |
Synonyms: |
absolute, authentic, categorical, certain, concrete, confirmed, definite, factual, for real, genuine, hard, honest injun, honest to God, indisputable, indubitable, kosher*, physical, positive, realistic, substantial, substantive, sure enough, tangible, true, truthful, undeniable, unquestionable, verified |
Antonyms: |
counterfeit, false, fictitious, imaginary, legendary, pretended, unreal |
| Main Entry: | ample |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | more than necessary, sufficient |
Synonyms: |
abounding, abundant, big, bounteous, bountiful, broad, capacious, commodious, copious, enough, expansive, extensive, full, galore, generous, great, heavy, large, lavish, liberal, no end, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, profuse, rich, roomy, spacious, spare, substantial, unrestricted, voluminous, wide |
Antonyms: |
insufficient, meager, not enough |
| Main Entry: | appreciable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily noticed; considerable |
Synonyms: |
apparent, ascertainable, clear-cut, definite, detectable, discernible, distinguishable, estimable, evident, good-sized, goodly, healthy, large, manifest, marked, material, measurable, noticeable, observable, obvious, perceivable, perceptible, plain, pronounced, recognizable, sensible, significant, sizable, substantial, tangible, visible |
Antonyms: |
imperceptible, inconsiderable, negligible, unappreciable, unnoticed |
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | large, great |
Synonyms: |
a whale of a, ample, awash, brimming, bulky, bull*, burly, capacious, chock-full, colossal, commodious, considerable, copious, crowded, enormous, extensive, fat, full, gigantic, heavy-duty, heavyweight, hefty, huge, hulking, humongous*, husky, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, mondo, monster*, oversize, packed, ponderous, prodigious, roomy, sizable, spacious, strapping, stuffed, substantial, super colossal, thundering, tremendous, vast, voluminous, walloping, whopper, whopping |
Antonyms: |
itsy, little, small, tiny |
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
Synonyms: |
big league, big-time, consequential, considerable, eminent, heavy-duty, heavyweight, influential, leading, main, major league, material, meaningful, momentous, paramount, popular, powerful, prime, principal, prominent, serious, significant, substantial, super, super colossal, valuable, weighty |
Antonyms: |
blah, bland, dull, unimportant |
| 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, somatic, substantial, tangible, unspiritual |
Antonyms: |
mental, soulful, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | bulky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | huge |
Synonyms: |
awkward, beefy, big, colossal, cumbersome, cumbrous, enormous, gross, heavy, hefty, high, hulking, immense, large, long, mammoth, massive, ponderous, substantial, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy, voluminous, weighty |
Antonyms: |
insubstantial, miniature, small, thin, tiny |