substantial
Large enough to matter.
substantial in a sentence
- A substantial part of the garden is taken up by the pond.
- They served a substantial breakfast before the long walk.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to substantial?
- Alarge
- Bflimsy
- Cslight
- Dtiny
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A: large. The other three mean the opposite of substantial.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to substantial?
- Ahefty
- Bconsiderable
- Clarge
- Dslight
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D: slight. The other three mean nearly the same as substantial.
Words that mean something similar
large, considerable, hefty
Words that mean the opposite
slight, tiny, flimsy
More words about size & amount
- sufficient: As much as is needed; enough.
- superfluous: More than is needed, and so not necessary.
- superior: Better, higher or more important than others.
- surplus: An amount left over when you have more than you need.
- swarm: A large moving crowd of insects or people.
- teem: To be completely full of moving things.
- throng: A large crowd of people packed together.
- tinge: A small amount of a colour or feeling.
More words to explore
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