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Synonyms and Antonyms of substance

synonym (synonym of substance)

  • (noun.cognition)
    center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, sum
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    meaning
    the idea that is intended (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    means
    considerable capital (wealth or income) (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    content, message, subject matter
    what a communication that is about something is about (noun.communication)
     

hypernym (substance IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • considerable capital (wealth or income) (noun.possession)
    capital
    wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value (noun.possession)
     
  • material of a particular kind or constitution (noun.substance)
    physical entity
    an entity that has physical existence (noun.tops)
     
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)
    cognitive content, content, mental object
    the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned (noun.cognition)
     
  • the idea that is intended (noun.cognition)
    idea, thought
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition)
     
  • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists (noun.tops)
    matter
    that which has mass and occupies space (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.linkdef)
    component, component part, constituent, part, portion
    something determined in relation to something that includes it (noun.linkdef)
     
  • what a communication that is about something is about (noun.communication)
    communication
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF substance relation)

  • a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops)
    food, nutrient
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    nutrient
    any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    elixir, philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone
    hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    allergen
    any substance that can cause an allergy (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    assay
    a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    pyrectic, pyrogen
    any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    pyrogen
    any substance characterized by its great flammability (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    hydrocolloid
    a substance that forms a gel with water (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    adulterant, adulterator
    any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    propellant, propellent
    any substance that propels (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    denaturant
    any substance that serves as a denaturing agent (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    inhibitor
    a substance that retards or stops an activity (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    ferment
    a substance capable of bringing about fermentation (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    agent
    a substance that exerts some force or effect (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    carcinogen
    any substance that produces cancer (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    digestive
    any substance that promotes digestion (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    fomentation
    a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    lube, lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator
    a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    humectant
    any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    inoculant, inoculum
    a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    jelly
    any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    leaven, leavening
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    refrigerant
    any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator) (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    lysin
    any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    poison, poisonous substance, toxicant
    any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    chemical irritant
    a substance producing irritation (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    antigen
    any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    ligand
    a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    metabolite
    any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism) (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    vehicle
    any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it (noun.substance)
     
  • considerable capital (wealth or income) (noun.possession)
    pocketbook
    your personal financial means (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    wherewithal
    the necessary means (especially financial means) (noun.possession)
     
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)
    bare bones
    (plural) the most basic facts or elements (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    hypostasis
    (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    haecceity, quiddity
    the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    quintessence
    the purest and most concentrated essence of something (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    stuff
    a critically important or characteristic component (noun.cognition)
     
  • the idea that is intended (noun.cognition)
    semantics
    the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    implication, import, significance
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    strain, tenor
    the general meaning or substance of an utterance (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    undercurrent, undertone
    a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    denotation, extension, reference
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    reference
    the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested (noun.cognition)
     
  • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists (noun.tops)
    body substance
    the substance of the body (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    living substance, protoplasm
    the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    chemistry
    the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    material, stuff
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    phlogiston
    a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    mixture
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    atom
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    chemical element, element
    any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combina more.. any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    activator
    (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a ge more.. (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    substrate
    the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    element
    one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    medium
    an intervening substance through which something is achieved (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    fluid
    a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    volatile
    a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    essence
    any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted (noun.substance)
     
  • what a communication that is about something is about (noun.communication)
    body
    the central message of a communication (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    corker
    (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    reminder
    a message that helps you remember something (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    petition, postulation, request
    a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    memorial
    a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    latent content
    (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    subject, theme, topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    aside, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis
    a message that departs from the main subject (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    import, meaning, significance, signification
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
    a message that seems to convey no meaning (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    drivel, garbage
    a worthless message (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    acknowledgement, acknowledgment
    a statement acknowledging something or someone (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    refusal
    a message refusing to accept something that is offered (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    info, information
    a message received and understood (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance
    something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    commitment, dedication
    a message that makes a pledge (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    approval, commendation
    a message expressing a favorable opinion (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    disapproval
    the expression of disapproval (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    respects
    (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    discourtesy, disrespect
    an expression of lack of respect (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    insertion, interpolation
    a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    statement
    a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness
    a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    opinion, view
    a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or more.. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    direction, instruction
    a message describing how something is to be done (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    proposal
    something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    offer, offering
    something offered (as a proposal or bid) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    entry, submission
    something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in more.. something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    narration, narrative, story, tale
    a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television more.. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity
    a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sensationalism
    subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    shocker
    a sensational message (in a film or play or novel) (noun.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from substance)

  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)
    summate
    form or constitute a cumulative effect (verb.social)
     
  • (adj.all)
    pithy, sententious
    concise and full of meaning (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    all important, all-important, crucial, essential, of the essence
    of the greatest importance (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
    serving as an essential component (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    meaty, substantive
    being on topic and prompting thought (adj.all)
     
  • the idea that is intended (noun.cognition)
    intend, mean, signify, stand for
    denote or connote (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    intend, mean
    mean or intend to express or convey (verb.communication)
     
  • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists (noun.tops)
    material, real, substantial
    having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation center centre core meaning means content matter component idea thought cognitive content content body substance living substance chemistry material phlogiston material real intend mean summate pithy
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