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View definitions for unsubstantial

unsubstantial

adjective as in flimsy

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adjective as in unreal

adjective as in lacking substance

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They’re unsubstantial, and the first few times I skied them, before snow in southwestern Colorado had substantially accumulated, I was afraid, deep down, that skiers would think I was, too.

They’re unsubstantial, and the first few times I skied them, before snow out here in southwestern Colorado had substantially accumulated, I was afraid, deep down, that skiers would think I was, too.

The level of opposition to the Ryan budget among the bishops is not unsubstantial.

There cannot be an unsubstantial city of demons to be seen at night, that vanishes and becomes only plain forest in the daytime?

One of the enemy side-slips, dives and streaks to the earth, leaving a cloud of smoke to mark his unsubstantial path.

Watson's and Brooke's stories proved as unsubstantial as the astonishing romance adopted by grave de Thou.

I dare say it would have been all right had we been four months old, but being rather more mature, it seemed unsubstantial.

A cabin would be built upon the land and some unsubstantial improvements made.

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On this page you'll find 74 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unsubstantial, such as: fragile, frail, and thin.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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