Synonyms for substance
ˈsʌb stənssub·stance

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   being, essence, nature

   Antonyms:
   attribute, attribute, property, quality

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. substance

   Synonyms:
   matter, material, body, pith, gist, import, essential, meaning, be

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1. substancenoun

   the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

   "DNA is the substance of our genes"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, gist, heart and soul, nub, center, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

2. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittynoun

   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

   Synonyms:
   affection, summation, warmness, sum of money, sum total, means, affectionateness, center of attention, center field, content, nucleus, plaza, meaning, meat, bone marrow, centre, burden, stub, center, tenderness, snapper, core, totality, marrow, heart and soul, sum, fondness, total, nerve, core group, internality, marrow squash, nerve center, shopping center, aggregate, nub, join, kernel, nitty-gritty, union, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, nubble, bosom, mall, essence, ticker, message, pump, magnetic core, effect, mettle, shopping centre, perfume, spunk, philia, subject matter, amount of money, midpoint, vegetable marrow, eye, amount, middle

3. meaning, substancenoun

   the idea that is intended

   "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, import, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, center, gist, heart and soul, content, nub, signification, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, significance, marrow, pith

4. substancenoun

   material of a particular kind or constitution

   "the immune response recognizes invading substances"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, gist, heart and soul, nub, center, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

5. means, substancenoun

   considerable capital (wealth or income)

   "he is a man of means"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, subject matter, core, nub, inwardness, sum, way, gist, heart and soul, center, agency, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

6. message, content, subject matter, substancenoun

   what a communication that is about something is about

   Synonyms:
   message, content, meat, means, core, inwardness, subject, sum, subject matter, cognitive content, heart and soul, marrow, nub, center, depicted object, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, contentedness, heart, mental object, nitty-gritty, capacity, pith, gist

7. substancenoun

   a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

   "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, gist, heart and soul, nub, center, centre, kernel, meaning, essence, message, heart, content, marrow, pith

Matched Categories

1. • Capital
   • Communication
   • Content
   • Idea
   • Physical Entity

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   substratum, groundwork, reality, hypostasis, substantiality, essential nature, real being, real existence

2. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, significance, essence, pith, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part

3. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   body, matter, material, texture, stuff

4. substancenoun

   Synonyms:
   property, wealth, means, estate

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1. List of paraphrases for "substance":

   substances, content, essence, fund, merits, substantive, bottom, material, groin, drug, substantia, contents, background, drugs, compound

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1. List of known nicknames for "Substance":

   DJ Pete, Peter Kuschnereit, Pete, DJ, Mark Morrison, Sonic Experiments, Mark Davies

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1. Kelly Craft:

   Antonio Guterres is a man of substance. He is a good man, a solid man, with very strong moral convictions. He is also a deeply empathetic person.

2. Vincent Lapointe:

   This feels like a nightmare; I still cannot believe what has happened, since learning of my positive test just a few days ago, I have done everything possible, with the support of CKC and within a short period of time, to determine the source of the prohibited substance that was found in my sample so that I can prove that I am innocent and that I am an honest and clean athlete.

3. John Rankin:

   It is my duty as Governor to inform you that this morning Andrew Alturo Fahie was detained in Miami on charges related to conspiracy to import a controlled substance and money laundering.

4. Sari Koshetz:

   The safety of our officers and passengers can be placed at risk, anything that is corrosive, explosive or flammable and anything that can vaporize into a toxic substance is not permitted on an airplane.

5. Chris Christie:

   For substance abuse treatment, repealing Obamacare is a very, very big deal, we have plenty of people coming to treatment and we have waiting lists.