Synonyms for substantive

Most common

substantial · tangible · meaningful · real

All synonyms

Adjective

Verb

Antonyms

superficial, trivial, verbal

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

2. v. 1

   To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.

Related words

Word family

substantively substantivisation substantivise substantival

Phrases

noun substantive substantive noun common substantive noun substantive adjective substantive genitive verbal substantive noun substantive proper

Is a kind of

noun

Forms

Past participle

substantived
e.g. substantived → substantivised, nominalized…

Example sentences

• substantial Human vices provide substantial government income.
• meaningful How many meaningful sentences can Tatoeba contain?
• tangible Please show me a tangible example.
• meaty Tom is holding a giant meaty bone.
• independent To stand on your own feet means to be independent.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

real¹

5 letters

meaty²

8 letters

tangible³

9 letters

essential³

10 letters

meaningful³, nominalize, nominalise

11 letters

independent⁴, substantial³

12 letters

substantival

13 letters

substantivise, substantivize

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meaty² = 2 syllables).