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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /
ADJECTIVE
bodily, tangible
Synonyms
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actual appreciable earthly perceptible physical substantial
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animal concrete corporeal objective real true
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carnal fleshly incarnate nonspiritual palpable phenomenal sensible sensual worldly
Antonyms
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immaterial imperceptible mental spiritual
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dishonest false intangible invalid
WEAK
ethereal incorporeal irrelevant unimportant unsubstantial
ADJECTIVE
important, relevant
Synonyms
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considerable meaningful serious significant substantial
STRONG
cardinal essential fundamental grave key primary
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ad rem applicable applicative apposite apropos big consequential germane indispensable intrinsic momentous pertinent pointful vital weighty
Antonyms
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insignificant little meaningless minor small trivial unimportant
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auxiliary inessential nonessential secondary
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ethereal immaterial incorporeal intangible irrelevant mental unsubstantial
NOUN
matter, fabric
Synonyms
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cloth component element equipment goods ingredient machinery object stuff substance supply textile
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being body bolt constituent crop entity gear habiliments individual materiel outfit paraphernalia staple stock tackle thing
Antonyms
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whole
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abstract concept inanimate
NOUN
written matter
Synonyms
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data evidence information text work
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facts notes reading

Example Sentences

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One of the most regrettable absences, as Mr. Sidebottom notes, is the paucity of material on the training of gladiators in their ludi, or schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The issue is pretending that the waste is material to the overall budget, when it isn’t and never has been.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

This year's EPs are U2's first collections of newly written material since 2017.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Any soil that does accumulate on the surface is often washed into caves, where it settles and creates pockets of suitable material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Plastic, a material that wouldn’t be widely used until the 1960s.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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