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in substance

ADVERB
basically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
essentially mostly
WEAK
at heart at the bottom firstly in essence inherently intrinsically primarily radically
Antonyms
WEAK
additionally extra inessentially
ADVERB
nearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approximately practically roughly virtually
STRONG
about closely most well-nigh
WEAK
all but approaching as good as circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in the ballpark in the neighborhood just about more or less much nearabout not quite pretty near round roundly some somewhere upwards of within a little
ADVERB
substantially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
considerably essentially extensively heavily largely materially really
WEAK
in essence in fact in reality in the main mainly much
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slightly
WEAK
insignificantly
ADVERB
virtually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically essentially nearly practically
WEAK
around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually something like upwards of

Example Sentences

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“Not as just supported on paper, but that it’s supported in substance, too.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

After a 2025 marked by sweeping turnover among creative directors and numerous debuts, this Fall/Winter 2026 edition was more measured, in substance as well as in style.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

It's not like Robinson's comments on the forum differ in substance from what's coming from the top of the ticket, even if he sometimes used more blunt language.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Kavanaugh styled himself as a brainy operator who combined intellectual firepower with affable moderation, in rhetoric if not in substance.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2023

The details vary, the dialogue is not identical, but in substance the two accounts—thus far, at least—corroborate one another.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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