Synonyms and Antonyms of substantive

having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable (adj.all)

defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established (adj.all)

being on topic and prompting thought (adj.all)

relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law (adj.all)

having a meaning or purpose (adj.all)

basic and fundamental (adj.all)

a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication)

a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action (noun.communication)

of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent) (adj.pert)

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

basic importance (noun.attribute)

the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)