substantive

1 of 2

adjective

sub·stan·tive ˈsəb-stən-tiv How to pronounce substantive (audio)

senses 3c & 4 also

səb-ˈstan-tiv How to pronounce substantive (audio)

: having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned

substantive discussions among world leaders

: considerable in amount or numbers : substantial

made substantive progress

: real rather than apparent : firm

need substantive evidence to prove her guilt

also : permanent, enduring

: belonging to the substance of a thing : essential

: expressing existence

the substantive verb is the verb to be

: having the nature or function of a noun

a substantive phrase

: relating to or having the character of a noun or pronominal term in logic

: creating and defining rights and duties

substantive law

compare procedural

: requiring or involving no mordant

a substantive dyeing process

: being a totally independent entity

substantively adverb

substantiveness noun

substantive

2 of 2

noun

sub·stan·tive ˈsəb-stən-tiv How to pronounce substantive (audio)

: noun

broadly : a word or word group functioning syntactically as a noun

substantivize

ˈsəb-stən-ti-ˌvīz How to pronounce substantive (audio)

transitive verb

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Substantive and substantial are quite a pair: the two have multiple similar meanings, can both ultimately be traced back to the same Latin root (the verb substare, whose figurative meaning is best understood as “to stand firm” or “to hold out”), and both made their first appearance in English sometime in the 14th century. But though they can be used interchangeably in some contexts (one can make “substantive progress” or “substantial progress,” for example), we usually use substantial to describe things that are large in size, scope, or extent (e.g., “a substantial amount,” “substantial increase”), while substantive is more likely to be used as a synonym of significant, real, or important. Substantive change, for example, is change that makes a fundamental difference, regardless of its size. Substantive also functions in grammar-related contexts describing or referring to nouns and noun phrases.

Example Sentences

Adjective "This was not a drive-by P.R. stunt, and I actually thought it might be," said Representative Zach Wamp, Republican of Tennessee. "It was a substantive, in-depth discussion with our conference, and he's very effective."

Jackie Calmes & Carl Hulse, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2009 The first substantive issue that the Supreme Court considered in its Brown opinion was whether, as originally understood, the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited racial segregation in public schooling. The justices concluded that the historical record was inconclusive.

Randall Kennedy, New Republic, 5 & 12 July 2004 The common critique of art's pleasures and entertainments—that they are trivial, devoid of substantive value, and degrading of art's genuine worth—rests on ignoring this diversity by making two false assumptions: first, that there is basically one kind of aesthetic pleasure in art's entertainment and, secondly, that this pleasure is always a shallow and trivial one, which distracts us from interest in art's real meaning and truth.

Richard Shusterman, Let's Entertain: Life's Guilty Pleasures, 2000 These changes are more symbolic than substantive. No substantive changes were made to the document. There is no substantive reason to change the law. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Trump has criticized the search, but not offered substantive reasons for keeping secret documents.

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 But the substantive claim Biden made is also important.

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 In nearly 30 years, there have been no substantive allegations of fraud in the thousands of local, state, and federal elections his office has supervised.

Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Other experts raised doubts about whether the decree would actually result in a substantive boost to troop numbers, especially in the short term.

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Souza finished a distant third in the Republican primary for secretary of state, capturing under 16% of the vote in an election held in May. Idaho has no real recent history of substantive voter fraud.

AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Vos had hired Gableman to review the 2020 election — an effort that has cost Wisconsin taxpayers more than $1 million and has not produced any evidence of substantive voter fraud.

Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 What substantive positions, apart from trade restrictions, did Banks suggest that would require?

Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2022 Worldwide participation was envisioned as the only substantive means to help end poverty, end world hunger, and end or demonstrably reduce other global suffering and deprivations.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022

Noun

Only seventeen members of Harmony, the party that represents the Russian minority and commands a substantive if declining amount of support, and two nonaffiliated members were opposed.

Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 But handling the situation at the southern border has already become a major substantive and communications problem for Biden’s team.

W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2021 Obstruction of justice is a crime that is independent of any underlying or substantives crime that may have been committed.

Joyce White Vance, Time, 25 July 2019 See More

Legal Definition

substantive

adjective

sub·stan·tive ˈsəb-stən-tiv How to pronounce substantive (audio)

: of or relating to a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure

a substantive issue

the substantive instructions to the jury

was dismissed on procedural and substantive grounds

compare procedural

: affecting rights, duties, or causes of actions

a substantive statutory change

a substantive rule of law

: existing in its own right

specifically : of or relating to a substantive crime

the object of a RICO conspiracy is to violate a substantive RICO provision

United States v. Elliot, 571 F.2d 880 (1978)

单词	substantive
释义	substantive 1 of 2 adjective sub·stan·tive ˈsəb-stən-tiv senses 3c & 4 also səb-ˈstan-tiv 1 : having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned substantive discussions among world leaders 2 : considerable in amount or numbers : substantial made substantive progress 3 a : real rather than apparent : firm need substantive evidence to prove her guilt also : permanent, enduring b : belonging to the substance of a thing : essential c : expressing existence the substantive verb is the verb to be 4 a : having the nature or function of a noun a substantive phrase b : relating to or having the character of a noun or pronominal term in logic 5 : creating and defining rights and duties substantive law compare procedural 6 : requiring or involving no mordant a substantive dyeing process 7 : being a totally independent entity substantively adverb substantiveness noun substantive 2 of 2 noun sub·stan·tive ˈsəb-stən-tiv : noun broadly : a word or word group functioning syntactically as a noun substantivize ˈsəb-stən-ti-ˌvīz transitive verb Did you know? Substantive and substantial are quite a pair: the two have multiple similar meanings, can both ultimately be traced back to the same Latin root (the verb substare, whose figurative meaning is best understood as “to stand firm” or “to hold out”), and both made their first appearance in English sometime in the 14th century. But though they can be used interchangeably in some contexts (one can make “substantive progress” or “substantial progress,” for example), we usually use substantial to describe things that are large in size, scope, or extent (e.g., “a substantial amount,” “substantial increase”), while substantive is more likely to be used as a synonym of significant, real, or important. Substantive change, for example, is change that makes a fundamental difference, regardless of its size. Substantive also functions in grammar-related contexts describing or referring to nouns and noun phrases. Synonyms Adjective biggish considerable good goodly handsome healthy largish major respectable significant sizable sizeable substantial tidy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective "This was not a drive-by P.R. stunt, and I actually thought it might be," said Representative Zach Wamp, Republican of Tennessee. "It was a substantive, in-depth discussion with our conference, and he's very effective." Jackie Calmes & Carl Hulse, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2009 The first substantive issue that the Supreme Court considered in its Brown opinion was whether, as originally understood, the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited racial segregation in public schooling. The justices concluded that the historical record was inconclusive. Randall Kennedy, New Republic, 5 & 12 July 2004 The common critique of art's pleasures and entertainments—that they are trivial, devoid of substantive value, and degrading of art's genuine worth—rests on ignoring this diversity by making two false assumptions: first, that there is basically one kind of aesthetic pleasure in art's entertainment and, secondly, that this pleasure is always a shallow and trivial one, which distracts us from interest in art's real meaning and truth. Richard Shusterman, Let's Entertain: Life's Guilty Pleasures, 2000 These changes are more symbolic than substantive. No substantive changes were made to the document. There is no substantive reason to change the law. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Trump has criticized the search, but not offered substantive reasons for keeping secret documents. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 But the substantive claim Biden made is also important. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 In nearly 30 years, there have been no substantive allegations of fraud in the thousands of local, state, and federal elections his office has supervised. Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Other experts raised doubts about whether the decree would actually result in a substantive boost to troop numbers, especially in the short term. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Souza finished a distant third in the Republican primary for secretary of state, capturing under 16% of the vote in an election held in May. Idaho has no real recent history of substantive voter fraud. AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Vos had hired Gableman to review the 2020 election — an effort that has cost Wisconsin taxpayers more than $1 million and has not produced any evidence of substantive voter fraud. Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 What substantive positions, apart from trade restrictions, did Banks suggest that would require? Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2022 Worldwide participation was envisioned as the only substantive means to help end poverty, end world hunger, and end or demonstrably reduce other global suffering and deprivations. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Noun Only seventeen members of Harmony, the party that represents the Russian minority and commands a substantive if declining amount of support, and two nonaffiliated members were opposed. Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 But handling the situation at the southern border has already become a major substantive and communications problem for Biden’s team. W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2021 Obstruction of justice is a crime that is independent of any underlying or substantives crime that may have been committed. Joyce White Vance, Time, 25 July 2019 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French sustentif — see substantive entry 2 Noun Middle English substantif, from Anglo-French sustentif, from sustentif, adjective, having or expressing substance, from Late Latin substantivus, from Latin substantia First Known Use Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing substantive substantive due process substantive right substantive due process substantive right Legal Definition substantive adjective sub·stan·tive ˈsəb-stən-tiv 1 : of or relating to a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure a substantive issue the substantive instructions to the jury was dismissed on procedural and substantive grounds compare procedural 2 : affecting rights, duties, or causes of actions a substantive statutory change a substantive rule of law 3 : existing in its own right specifically : of or relating to a substantive crime the object of a RICO conspiracy is to violate a substantive RICO provision United States v. Elliot, 571 F.2d 880 (1978) substantive adjective as in substantial sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention they've made substantive changes in the nightly newscast Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance substantial significant considerable sizable good major tremendous huge great respectable big healthy handsome goodly largish massive sizeable tidy biggish voluminous enormous hefty outsize colossal gigantic bulky monumental outsized immense oversize prodigious astronomical mammoth herculean hulking monstrous elephantine titanic whopping bumper jumbo oversized astronomic king-sized king-size Antonyms & Near Antonyms insignificant inconsequential nominal negligible trivial insubstantial inconsiderable unimportant petty marginal trifling meager paltry slight puny piddling small picayune meagre little minute tiny measly diminutive smallish picayunish bitty undersize undersized miniature pocket pygmy pocket-sized pocket-size pint-sized pint-size See More
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substantive

adjective

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