substances

NOUN

entity, element

Synonyms

STRONGEST

item material object stuff texture

STRONG

actuality animal being body bulk concreteness core corpus fabric force hunk individual mass matter person phenomenon reality staple thing

WEAK

something

Antonyms

STRONG

abstract fantasy inanimate nothing nothingness plant

WEAK

poverty

NOUN

essence, meaning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount effect meat significance strength stuff subject

STRONG

ABCs basis body bottom burden center core corpus crux drift essentiality focus gist guts heart import innards kernel marrow mass matter nitty-gritty nub pith point purport quintessence sense soul staple tenor theme thrust upshot

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks general meaning gravamen name of the game nuts and bolts sum total virtuality way of it

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice exterior exteriority fear insignificance nothing nothingness outside periphery surface

WEAK

poverty

NOUN

wealth

Synonyms

STRONG

affluence assets estate fortune means property resources riches worth

Antonyms

STRONG

debt

WEAK

poverty

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substances

After the hearings conclude, it will be up to the FDA to decide whether to greenlight the substances for compounders to make—and pave the way for a peptide gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The substances that were under review are among those that former president Joe Biden's administration restricted from compounding, notably over a lack of human clinical trial data.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Such substances have not undergone the kind of large-scale trials the FDA would normally require to establish safety and efficacy.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Phosphorus - found in fertiliser and processed livestock feed - is considered to be one of the substances of most concern.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Some scientists are working very hard to find out ways of testing substances without using any animals at all.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall