having+substance

  • 31substantial — sub·stan·tial || sÉ™b stænʃl adj. having substance; firm, solid; real; wealthy, influential, important; considerable, sizeable, ample …

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  • 32substantial — a. 1. Real, actual, existent, subsistent, actually existing, having substance. 2. True, positive, solid, not imaginary. 3. Corporeal, material. 4. Strong, stout, solid, firm, stable, sound, massive, bulky. 5. Weighty, solid, firm, strong, valid,… …

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  • 33substantiate — sub•stan•ti•ate [[t]səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge[/ex] 2) to give substantial existence to 3) to affirm as having substance; strengthen: to substantiate a… …

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  • 34substantiate — /səbˈstænʃieɪt / (say suhb stansheeayt) verb (t) (substantiated, substantiating) 1. to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge. 2. to give substantial existence to. 3. to present as having substance. –substantiation… …

  • 35credible — credible, creditable, credulous Credible means ‘able to be believed’, with reference to people or statements: • I stand on the balcony, apparently musing on this very credible story, but really wondering how soon we can step back inside R. James …

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  • 36creditable — credible, creditable, credulous Credible means ‘able to be believed’, with reference to people or statements: • I stand on the balcony, apparently musing on this very credible story, but really wondering how soon we can step back inside R. James …

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  • 37credulous — credible, creditable, credulous Credible means ‘able to be believed’, with reference to people or statements: • I stand on the balcony, apparently musing on this very credible story, but really wondering how soon we can step back inside R. James …

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  • 38substantial — substantial, substantive Substantial is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable and substantive with the stress on the first syllable or occasionally the second. Both words mean ‘having substance’, but substantial is the word in general …

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  • 39substantive — substantial, substantive Substantial is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable and substantive with the stress on the first syllable or occasionally the second. Both words mean ‘having substance’, but substantial is the word in general …

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  • 40substantiality — noun the quality of being substantial or having substance • Syn: ↑substantialness, ↑solidness • Ant: ↑insubstantiality • Derivationally related forms: ↑solid (for: ↑ …

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