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- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
lacking firmness or substance; not substantial; slight.
There was some evidence to suspect him, but it was insubstantial and wouldn't stand up in court.She'd had an insubstantial breakfast and was hungry well before lunchtime.- antonyms:
- solid, substantial
- similar words:
- aerial, flimsy, tenuous, thin
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| definition 2: |
not real; imagined.
- antonyms:
- substantial
- similar words:
- imaginary, phantom
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diaphanous, fragile, fugitive, hollow, insignificant, modest, scant, scanty, shallow, slight, spiritual, trifling, weak |
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| derivations: |
insubstantially (adv.), insubstantiality (n.) |
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