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Definition of unsubstantial:
Synonyms:
vapid, delicate, nonphysical, frail, light, insubstantial, inconceivable, discarnate, profitless, likely, infirm, metaphysical, disembodied, inconstant, unsatisfying, wraithlike, deceitful, vain, delusive, fragile, unbodied, decrepit, unbelievable, airy, nugatory, unconvincing, worthless, unreal, unprofitable, baseless, unsound, weakly, weak, fragile, unimportant, thin, trifling, incredible, strong, improbable, feeble, implausible, artificial, unconceivable, aery, useless, uncorporal, ethereal, visionary, frail, body, futile, shaky, aeriform, flimsy, jejune, abortive, idle, thin, puny, fruitless, shadowy, ineffectual, unavailing, trivial, bootless, aerial, unserviceable.
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immaterial (part of speech: adjective)
- bodiless,
- supernatural,
- imaginary,
- theoretical,
- unworldly,
- abstract,
- conceptual,
- incorporeal,
- spiritual,
- unearthly,
- imponderable,
- immaterial,
- intangible,
- eerie,
- ethereal,
- impalpable
- unsubstantial (part of speech: adjective)
- unreal (part of speech: adjective)
Usage examples:
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And this, remember, is not due to any fascination of style, but rather to the fact that many of Townsend's prophecies, which at the time seemed wild and unsubstantial enough, have come true.
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Oh, sweet mockery, old and unsubstantial thought, bright dream set halowise about the dull head of life!
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Lady Angela, who had just descended the stairs, was standing there, pale and unsubstantial as a shadow, and it seemed to me that her eyes, as she looked across at me, were full of trouble.