insubstantial | Definition of insubstantial

Synonyms and Antonyms of insubstantial

1 being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance

an insubstantial carton that could not possibly stand up during long-distance shipping

Synonyms of insubstantial

cobwebby, filmy, flimsy, frothy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sleazy, unsubstantial

Words Related to insubstantial

dainty, delicate, fine

feeble, fragile, frail

diaphanous, sheer, transparent

Near Antonyms of insubstantial

durable, knockabout, lasting, tough

coarse, heavy, rough, rude

Antonyms of insubstantial

sturdy, substantial

2 not composed of matter

energy is insubstantial

Synonyms of insubstantial

bodiless, ethereal, formless, immaterial, incorporeal, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual, unbodied, unsubstantial

Words Related to insubstantial

metaphysical, psychic (also psychical), supernatural

impalpable, insensible, intangible, invisible

airy, diaphanous, gaseous, gossamery, tenuous, thin, vaporous, wispish

Near Antonyms of insubstantial

animal, carnal, fleshly

detectable, discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, palpable, sensible, tangible, visible

bulky, heavy, massive, solid

Antonyms of insubstantial

bodily, corporeal, material, physical, substantial