English adjective: substantive | |||
1. | substantive having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable | ||
Samples | Substantial equivalents. | ||
Synonyms | substantial | ||
Similar | essential | ||
Antonyms | inessential, unessential | ||
2. | substantive defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established | ||
Samples | Substantive law. | ||
Synonyms | essential | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
Antonyms | adjective, procedural | ||
3. | substantive being on topic and prompting thought | ||
Samples | A meaty discussion. | ||
Synonyms | meaty | ||
Similar | meaningful | ||
Antonyms | meaningless, nonmeaningful | ||
English noun: substantive | |||
1. | substantive (communication) any word or group of words functioning as a noun | ||
Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | noun | ||