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1. substance
noun. ['ˈsʌbstəns'] the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.
Synonyms
Etymology
- substance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- substantia (Latin)
Rhymes with Substance
- abeyance
- abhorrence
- absence
- abstinence
- abundance
- acceptance
- acceptance
- accordance
- acquaintance
- acquiescence
- adherence
- admittance
- adolescence
- adolescence
- adriance
- affluence
- agence
- allegiance
- alliance
- allowance
How do you pronounce substance?
Pronounce substance as ˈsəbstəns.
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Sentences with substance
1. Noun, singular or mass
Overdosing on pseudoephedrine will not kill you unless you consume an extreme amount of the substance.
Quotes about substance
1. I don't need someone with a hot body. He can be fat or overweight and have a belly. It's very much about style and substance and humor, interest, curiosity and really being smart.
- Kate Walsh
2. Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.
- William Hazlitt
3. So much of the language of love was like that: you devoured someone with your eyes, you drank in the sight of him, you swallowed him whole. Love was substance, broken down and beating through your bloodstream.
- Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
2. substance
noun. ['ˈsʌbstəns'] the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- substance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- substantia (Latin)
3. substance
noun. ['ˈsʌbstəns'] the idea that is intended.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- substance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- substantia (Latin)
4. substance
noun. ['ˈsʌbstəns'] considerable capital (wealth or income).
Synonyms
Etymology
- substance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- substantia (Latin)
5. substance
noun. ['ˈsʌbstəns'] a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.
Synonyms
- pyrectic
- ferment
- metabolite
- pyrogen
- agent
- propellent
- inhibitor
- carcinogen
- lubricating substance
- lubricator
- antigen
- poison
- vehicle
- fuel
- matter
- assay
- philosopher's stone
- inoculant
- philosophers' stone
- nutrient
- chemical irritant
- leaven
- adulterant
- lubricant
- digestive
- food
- jelly
- lube
- toxicant
- lysin
- hydrocolloid
- adulterator
- elixir
- denaturant
- ligand
- poisonous substance
- allergen
- fomentation
- inoculum
- propellant
- leavening
- humectant
Etymology
- substance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- substantia (Latin)
6. substance
noun. ['ˈsʌbstəns'] material of a particular kind or constitution.
Antonyms
Etymology
- substance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- substantia (Latin)
7. substance
noun. ['ˈsʌbstəns'] what a communication that is about something is about.
Synonyms
- significance
- acknowledgment
- guidance
- packaging
- humour
- discourtesy
- wittiness
- theme
- communication
- dedication
- divagation
- subject matter
- meaninglessness
- promotion
- wit
- approval
- refusal
- topic
- acknowledgement
- excursus
- import
- narrative
- direction
- petition
- aside
- drivel
- counsel
- disrespect
- counselling
- nonsensicality
- offer
- digression
- view
- reminder
- signification
- request
- entry
- corker
- postulation
- garbage
- shocker
- offering
- humor
- information
- meaning
- nonsense
- sensationalism
- counseling
- body
- hokum
- story
- bunk
- insertion
- submission
- message
- witticism
- respects
- content
- info
- statement
- instruction
- subject
- interpolation
- disapproval
- tale
- parenthesis
- commendation
- publicity
- promotional material
- latent content
- memorial
- proposal
- opinion
- commitment
Antonyms
Etymology
- substance (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- substantia (Latin)