Material synonyms and antonyms
mə-tîr'ē-əl
Category:
Part of speech:
Clear to the mind; obvious; evident; plain
Equipment for drilling an oil well
Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete:
alloy (related)
An alloy is an addition to something that decreases the level of quality, value or purity.
The definition of corporeal is something related to your body or something physical or tangible.
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(Countable) An amount of something supplied.
physical (related)
Involving or characterized by vigorous or forceful bodily activity:
metal (related)
(Music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong, fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.
Of or concerning philosophical materialism.
The material or substance out of which anything is or can be made; raw material
A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
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The definition of an ore is a combination of minerals from which metal or sulfur can be removed.
The definition of accumulation is the gathering and growing together of a thing, or accumulation can describe the things which were gathered together.
real (related)
The definition of real is something that is true and authentic or something is very important or significant.
appreciable (related)
The definition of appreciable is something that is big enough to be seen and to be a significant amount.
much (related)
(Obs.) Many in number
element (related)
(Chem.) Any substance that cannot be separated into different substances by ordinary chemical methods: all matter is composed of such substances: elements can be transformed into other elements by radioactive decay or by nuclear reactions
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cloth (related)
Fabric or material formed by weaving, knitting, pressing, or felting natural or synthetic fibers.
linen (related)
Fine stationery orig. made from linen rags
mineral (related)
(UK) Mineral water.
plastic (related)
Any similar synthetic material, not necessarily thermoplastic.
rubber (related)
A low-cut overshoe of rubber
banausic
Materialistic
The definition of essential is completely necessary or part of the basic nature of something.
faustian
Of or pertaining to Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge.
The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.
The definition of mechanical is something that relates to the skill or use of machinery or tools.
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Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.
Clearly related to a matter at hand.
Smugly conventional and lacking in culture
(Physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
The definition of pragmatic is practical or logical.
Having appreciation or understanding; emotionally or intellectually aware
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With regard to essential elements; in substance
Utilitarian means relating to practical purposes, or relating to the idea that usefulness is more important than beauty.
An appliance or device for a particular purpose:
The complete range of materials available or used for a task.
(Uncountable) The state of being corporeal
corporeity
The state of being material or corporeal; physical existence.
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The rolling stock especially of a transportation system.
A method or style of construction.
A specific adjustment of such a system
A person or agency answering questions as a service to others
Any of the things that a mixture is made of
The state or quality of being material.
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Preoccupation with physical, esp. bodily or carnal, matters
One of four main states of matter , similar to a gas, but consisting of positively charged ions with most or all of their detached electrons moving freely about. Plasmas are produced by very high temperatures, as in the Sun and other stars, and also by the ionization resulting from exposure to an electric current, as in a fluorescent light bulb or a neon sign.
The consideration of a human being as an impersonal object.
The state of being substantial
The property of being tangible.
To make (a spirit, etc.) appear in bodily form
To treat (an abstraction) as substantially existing, or as a concrete material object
abstract (antonym)
Difficult to understand; abstruse:
spiritual (antonym)
Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
mental (antonym)
(--- Slang) Emotionally upset; crazed:
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intangible (antonym)
Incorporeal.
incorporeal (antonym)
Not consisting of matter; without material body or substance
insignificant (antonym)
Small; unimposing
unimportant (antonym)
Not important; insignificant or petty.
irrelevant (antonym)
Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected.
immaterial (antonym)
Of no importance or relevance; inconsequential or irrelevant.
unsubstantial (antonym)
Unreal; visionary
Used in plural: accouterment
Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose.
Materials and tools necessary to any work, enterprise, etc.; specif., weapons, equipment, supplies, etc. of armed forces
A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose:
A thought, notion, or utterance:
A dressed piece of wood, especially a beam in a structure.
Particular, perceivable, real.
Existing independent of or external to the mind; actual or real:
(Sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
Inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.
Capable of being applied; relevant or appropriate:
Suited to the purpose; appropriate; apt
The definition of apropos is something that is connected to a certain situation.
The definition of germane is something relevant to the topic.
Of great size, extent, or capacity; large
Having significant consequences; of importance
Large in amount.
Belonging to the past; historical (see note below)
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Having meaning, function, or purpose:
Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive:
grist for one's mill
means (related)
That by which something is done or obtained; agency
be (related)
The basic substance or essential elements of character that qualify a person for a specified role
body (related)
Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses
A fabric made by weaving, knitting, etc.; cloth
insubstantial (antonym)
Not firm or solid; weak or flimsy:
content (related)
resource (related)
materials (related)
datum (related)
artefact (related)
documentation (related)
method (related)
technique (related)
component (related)
document (related)
the-data (related)
reproduction (related)
archival (related)
Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
Anything that is capable of being processed, converted, changed, etc. to produce something else
(Mining) Outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface.
Physical as opposed to mental or spiritual:
(Marxism) Of or relating to capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.
Facts that can be analyzed or used in an effort to gain knowledge or make decisions; information.
Articles, usually things used in some activity; equipment; apparatus; specif., the apparatus used in the storage or use of illegal drugs
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