substances

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

Example Sentences

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These substances are also found naturally in flowers and essential oils.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

Some longevity doctors and medical clinics are selling peptides directly to patients, obtaining substances both domestically and from abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The FDA advisory committee will consider whether to include the seven peptides on a list of drug substances that compounding pharmacies can make with a prescription.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

During this time the body makes hormone-like substances, called prostaglandins, but higher levels have been linked with more-severe menstrual cramps.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Geoffroy’s twenty-four substances thus survive even when they are combined with other substances: they are not transmuted when they enter into such combinations.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton