Synonyms for unsubstantial

Synonyms for (adj) unsubstantial

Synonyms: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial

Definition: lacking material form or substance; unreal

Usage: as insubstantial as a dream; an insubstantial mirage on the horizon

Similar words: aerial, aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal

Definition: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

Usage: figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away- Thomas Carlyle; aerial fancies; an airy apparition; physical rather than ethereal forms


Similar words: wraithlike, shadowy

Definition: lacking in substance

Usage: strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds- W.A.Butler; dim shadowy forms; a wraithlike column of smoke


Similar words: stringy

Definition: consisting of or containing string or strings


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