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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bodily, tangible |
| Synonyms: | actual, animal, appreciable, carnal, concrete, corporeal, earthly, fleshly, incarnate, nonspiritual, objective, palpable, perceptible, phenomenal, physical, real, sensible, sensual, substantial, true, worldly |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary material is based on Latin materialis 'formed of matter'; materiel means 'personnel' or 'military arms or equipment' |
| Antonyms: | ethereal, incorporeal, intangible, mental |
| Main Entry: | applicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate |
| Synonyms: | applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, associable, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, kosher, legit, material, on target, on the button, on the nose, pertinent, relevant, right on, suitable, suited, that's the idea, that's the ticket, to the point, to the purpose, useful |
| Antonyms: | inapplicable, inappropriate, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | appreciable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily noticed; considerable |
| Synonyms: | apparent, ascertainable, clear-cut, definite, detectable, discernible, distinguishable, estimable, evident, good-sized, goodly, healthy, large, manifest, marked, material, measurable, noticeable, observable, obvious, perceivable, perceptible, plain, pronounced, recognizable, sensible, significant, sizable, substantial, tangible, visible |
| Antonyms: | imperceptible, inconsiderable, negligible, unappreciable, unnoticed |
| Main Entry: | apropos |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | relevant, suitable |
| Synonyms: | applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, befitting, belonging, correct, fit, fitting, germane, kosher*, legit, material, on the button, on the nose, opportune, pertinent, proper, related, right, right on, seemly |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | big league, big-time, consequential, considerable, eminent, heavy-duty, heavyweight, influential, leading, main, major league, material, meaningful, momentous, paramount, popular, powerful, prime, principal, prominent, serious, significant, substantial, super, super colossal, valuable, weighty |
| Antonyms: | blah, bland, dull, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | bodily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning animate structure |
| Synonyms: | actual, animal, carnal, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, gross, human, material, natural, normal, organic, physical, sensual, somatic, substantial, tangible, unspiritual |
| Antonyms: | mental, soulful, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | concrete |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | actual, factual |
| Synonyms: | accurate, corporeal, definite, detailed, explicit, material, objective, particular, precise, real, sensible, solid, specific, substantial, tangible |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Antonyms: | abstract, ideal, immaterial, intangible |
| Main Entry: | consequential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | significant |
| Synonyms: | big, considerable, eventful, far-reaching, grave, important, material, meaningful, momentous, serious, substantial, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, insignificant, uneventful, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | considerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | big, consequential, distinguished, doozie, dynamite, essential, fab, fat, influential, material, meaningful, momentous, mondo, noteworthy, renowned, significant, solid gold, something, something else, substantial, super, super-duper, to the max, unreal*, venerable, weighty |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, unimportant, unnoteworthy, unnoticeable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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