SUBSTANTIALITY Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

substantiality

noun

Definition of substantiality

as in largeness

the quality or state of being large in size their donation may not be impressive in its substantiality, but it did come from the heart, and that is what is really important

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Noun

There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of bigness

Noun

Research published by the Natural Hazards Center found that donors may be motivated by generosity, a desire to feel directly connected to survivors or an opportunity to clear unwanted items from their homes.

— Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
To be opening the show on Dolly’s 81st birthday is not only a celebration of a milestone, but of a life shaped by generosity, courage, and purpose that, in this moment, feels not only uplifting and inspiring, but essential.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Definition of generosity

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The Dobreva balconette bra is lightly lined and designed to lift your chest without the bulkiness of a push-up bra.

— Olivia Dubyak, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Its bulkiness could be seen as both a blessing and a curse, as much of the weight is concentrated in the base to prevent the monitor from tipping over.

— Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026

Definition of bulkiness

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Fans admire greatness regardless of background because excellence speaks for itself.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
When Kylian Mbappé takes the field in a French national team uniform, the 27-year-old forward is competing against not just 11 opponents but countless greatness-chasing peers — past and present.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 3 July 2026

Definition of greatness

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His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.

— Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026

Definition of grandness

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