insubstantial

Questions about insubstantial

What does insubstantial mean?

insubstantial means "lacking material form or substance; unreal". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in insubstantial?

insubstantial has 4 syllables: in-sub-stan-tial. The stress falls on "stan". In IPA it is /ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl/.

What is another word for insubstantial?

Close synonyms include unsubstantial, unreal, flimsy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of insubstantial?

The recorded antonyms are substantial.

Is insubstantial a common word?

insubstantial is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with insubstantial?

2 words rhyme with insubstantial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.