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

Example Sentences

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Substances that prevent the immune system from being shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The company said it is cooperating with the Texas attorney general’s office and providing the requested documentation, adding that information on its Restricted Substances program is publicly available on its website External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Substances produced by these microbes appear to play an important role in the health benefits linked to oats.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Substances that interfere with mitochondrial energy production were first identified about a century ago.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Substances have been isolated having the characteristics of “simpler bases.”

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney