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entity, element n.
essence, meaning n.
wealth n.

NOUN

entity, element

Synonyms

STRONGEST

item material object stuff texture

STRONG

actuality animal being body bulk concreteness core corpus fabric force hunk individual mass matter person phenomenon reality staple thing

WEAK

something

Antonyms

STRONG

abstract fantasy inanimate nothing nothingness plant

WEAK

poverty

NOUN

essence, meaning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount effect meat significance strength stuff subject

STRONG

ABCs basis body bottom burden center core corpus crux drift essentiality focus gist guts heart import innards kernel marrow mass matter nitty-gritty nub pith point purport quintessence sense soul staple tenor theme thrust upshot

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks general meaning gravamen name of the game nuts and bolts sum total virtuality way of it

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice exterior exteriority fear insignificance nothing nothingness outside periphery surface

WEAK

poverty

NOUN

wealth

Synonyms

STRONG

affluence assets estate fortune means property resources riches worth

Antonyms

STRONG

debt

WEAK

poverty

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substances

Scientists have long thought that worker bees help shield queens from contamination by filtering harmful substances out of the food they provide.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

There are supplement-testing programmes which batch test products before they are sold to make sure they do not contain any Wada-prohibited substances.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Ohl criticised the "biological view" being pushed online that the human body is "capital" to be exploited by taking chemical substances to improve one's physical appearance.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Air India is to test all of its pilots for banned substances, starting immediately.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Anyone who has watched the dusters and sprayers of arsenical insecticides at work must have been impressed by the almost supreme carelessness with which the poisonous substances are dispensed.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson