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material
adjective as in bodily, tangible
Strongest matches
actual, appreciable, earthly, perceptible, physical, substantial
Weak matches
carnal, fleshly, incarnate, nonspiritual, palpable, phenomenal, sensible, sensual, worldly
adjective as in important, relevant
Strongest matches
Weak matches
ad rem, applicable, applicative, apposite, apropos, big, consequential, germane, indispensable, intrinsic, momentous, pertinent, pointful, vital, weighty
noun as in matter, fabric
Example Sentences
The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.
The genetic material can grow quickly, but are typically riddled with errors or defects.
Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.
Where the U.S. once depended on its own forces to determine who was military material, this time the Iraqis will decide.
In any case, some enterprising independent producer might have enough material for a reality-show pilot.
Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.
I would ask you to imagine it translated into every language, a common material of understanding throughout all the world.
The sleeves of his doublet which protruded from his leather casing were of the same colour and material as his trunks.
It makes out of the savage raw material which is our basal mental stuff, a citizen.
She waited for the material pictures which she thought would gather and blaze before her imagination.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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