insubstantially

1. 1.

   not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness

   Synonymsimpalpably

Questions about insubstantially

What does insubstantially mean?

insubstantially means "not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness".

How many syllables are in insubstantially?

insubstantially has 6 syllables: in-sub-stan-ti-al-ly. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for insubstantially?

Close synonyms include impalpably. 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.

Is insubstantially a common word?

insubstantially 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.