Definitions of unsubstantial
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lacking material form or substance; unreal
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synonyms:
insubstantial, unreal
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aerial, aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
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shadowy, wraithlike
lacking in substance
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stringy
consisting of or containing string or strings
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immaterial, nonmaterial
not consisting of matter
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Antonyms:
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material, real, substantial
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
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material
derived from or composed of matter
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aerial, aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal
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