Qualities
Synonyms for substantial
Synonyms for substantial: real and significant. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for substantial
- realadjective, in the sense "having substance or capable of being treated as fact"
- significantadjective, in the sense "of considerable importance, size, or worth"
Each of these belongs to a different sense of substantial, which is why the meaning beside them changes down the list.
having substance or capable of being treated as fact
A mere dream, neither substantial nor practical.
The true synonym
real
Same sentence, swapped: A mere dream, neither real nor practical.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot substantial is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- satisfying
- flush
- insubstantial
of considerable importance, size, or worth
Won by a substantial margin.
The true synonym
significant
Same sentence, swapped: Won by a significant margin.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for substantial in the sentence quoted.
- satisfying
- flush
- charming
Where substantial turns up in the game
substantial is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in six other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 6 puzzles where substantial is the trap
- suitableadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is appropriate, in the sense "meant or adapted for an occasion or use", so substantial is there to be ruled out.
- commandingadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is overlooking, in the sense "used of a height or viewpoint", with substantial sitting one tile away.
- extendedadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is prolonged, in the sense "drawn out or made longer spatially", so substantial is there to be ruled out.
- invincibleadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is unbeatable, in the sense "incapable of being overcome or subdued", so substantial is there to be ruled out.
Play substantial
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so substantial reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other qualities words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. substantial carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.