INSUBSTANTIAL Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word insubstantial. (close relations)
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| unsubstantial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking material form or substance; unreal | ||||||
| flimsy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not convincing noun • a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies adjective satellite • lacking solidity or strength • lacking substance or significance | ||||||
| airy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • open to or abounding in fresh air • not practical or realizable; speculative • having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air • characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air | ||||||
| delicate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | ||||||
| ethereal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or containing or dissolved in ether adjective satellite • characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air • of heaven or the spirit • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy | ||||||
| feeble | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||
| fragile | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • vulnerably delicate • lacking substance or significance | ||||||
| frail | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • physically weak noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • easily broken or damaged or destroyed | ||||||
| inadequate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||
| insipid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking taste or flavor or tang • lacking interest or significance or impact | ||||||
| lightweight | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds • someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous • an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds • a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds • A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division. adjective satellite • weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use • having no importance or influence | ||||||
| meager | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deficient in amount or quality or extent | ||||||
| paltry | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not worth considering • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||
| puny | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inferior in strength or significance • (used especially of persons) of inferior size | ||||||
| slight | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) adjective satellite • lacking substance or significance • being of delicate or slender build verb • pay no attention to, disrespect | ||||||
| tenuous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having thin consistency • very thin in gauge or diameter • lacking substance or significance | ||||||
| thin | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section • lacking excess flesh • relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous • (of sound) lacking resonance or volume adverb • without viscosity adjective satellite • very narrow • not dense • lacking spirit or sincere effort • lacking substance or significance verb • lose thickness; become thin or thinner • make thin or thinner • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||
| trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||
| weak | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||
| unreal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria • not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary • contrived by art rather than nature • lacking material form or substance; unreal | ||||||
