| ADJECTIVE | all | substantive, substantial | having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | substantive, essential | defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established | |
| all | substantive, meaty | being on topic and prompting thought | |
| NOUN | communication | substantive | any word or group of words functioning as a noun |
| Sounds | sah'bstahntihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | substantial | |
| Broader | essential | Basic and fundamental |
| Spanish | substancial, sustancial | |
| Catalan | substancial | |
| Meaning | Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "substantive law" | |
| Synonym | essential | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Opposite | adjective, procedural | Relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law |
| Spanish | esencial, sustancial, sustantivo | |
| Catalan | essencial | |
| Meaning | On topic and prompting thought. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | meaty | |
| Broader | meaningful | Having a meaning / meaning or purpose |
| Spanish | jugoso, sustancioso | |
| Meaning | Any word or group of words functioning as a noun. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | noun | A content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action |
| Broader | word | A unit of language that native speakers can identify |
| Spanish | substantivo, sustantivo | |
| Catalan | substantiu | |
| Adjectives | substantival | of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent) |
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