substance
/sˈʌbstʌns/
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Definitions
Noun
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"
Noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
Noun
the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
Noun
material of a particular kind or constitution; "the immune response recognizes invading substances"
Noun
considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"
Noun
what a communication that is about something is about
Noun
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
Synonyms
center
centre
content
core
essence
gist
heart
heart and soul
inwardness
kernel
marrow
meaning
means
meat
message
nitty-gritty
nub
pith
subject matter
sum
More General Terms
capital
cognitive content
communication
component
component part
constituent
content
idea
matter
mental object
part
physical entity
portion
thought
More Specific Terms
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
activator
adulterant
adulterator
agent
allergen
antigen
approval
aside
assay
atom
bare bones
body
body substance
bunk
carcinogen
chemical element
chemical irritant
chemistry
commendation
commitment
connotation
corker
counsel
counseling
counselling
dedication
denaturant
denotation
digestive
digression
direction
disapproval
discourtesy
disrespect
divagation
drivel
element
elixir
entry
essence
excursus
extension
ferment
fluid
fomentation
food
fuel
garbage
guidance
haecceity
hokum
humectant
humor
humour
hydrocolloid
hypostasis
implication
import
info
information
inhibitor
inoculant
inoculum
insertion
instruction
interpolation
jelly
latent content
leaven
leavening
ligand
living substance
lube
lubricant
lubricating substance
lubricator
lysin
material
meaning
meaninglessness
medium
memorial
metabolite
mixture
narration
narrative
nonsense
nonsensicality
nutrient
offer
offering
opinion
packaging
parenthesis
petition
philosopher''s stone
philosophers'' stone
phlogiston
pocketbook
poison
poisonous substance
postulation
promotion
promotional material
propellant
propellent
proposal
protoplasm
publicity
pyrectic
pyrogen
quiddity
quintessence
reference
refrigerant
refusal
reminder
request
respects
semantics
sensationalism
shocker
significance
signification
statement
story
strain
stuff
subject
submission
substrate
tale
tenor
theme
topic
toxicant
undercurrent
undertone
vehicle
view
volatile
wherewithal
wit
witticism
wittiness