| 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 | ||