substance
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
DNA is the substance of our genes
Types & categories
- matter hypernym
- part hypernym
- body substance hyponym
- protoplasm hyponym
- chemistry hyponym
- material hyponym
- phlogiston hyponym
- mixture hyponym
- atom hyponym
- chemical element hyponym
- activator hyponym
- substrate hyponym
- element hyponym
- medium hyponym
- medium hyponym
- fluid hyponym
- volatile hyponym
- essence hyponym
Related & opposite
- substantial derivation
Sense 2 noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
Types & categories
- cognitive content hypernym
- bare bones hyponym
- hypostasis hyponym
- haecceity hyponym
- quintessence hyponym
- stuff hyponym
Related & opposite
- summate derivation
- pithy derivation
- all-importanta derivation
- cardinal derivation
- meaty derivation
Sense 3 noun
the idea that is intended
What is the meaning of this proverb?
Types & categories
- thought hypernym
- semantics hyponym
- significance hyponym
- tenor hyponym
- undercurrent hyponym
- denotation hyponym
- reference hyponym
- connotation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
material of a particular kind or constitution
the immune response recognizes invading substances
Types & categories
- physical entity hypernym
Sense 5 noun
considerable capital (wealth or income)
he is a man of means
Types & categories
- capital hypernym
- pocketbook hyponym
- wherewithal hyponym
Sense 6 noun
what a communication that is about something is about
Types & categories
- communication hypernym
- body hyponym
- corker hyponym
- reminder hyponym
- request hyponym
- memorial hyponym
- latent content hyponym
- subject hyponym
- digression hyponym
- meaning hyponym
- nonsense hyponym
- drivel hyponym
- acknowledgement hyponym
- refusal hyponym
- information hyponym
- guidance hyponym
- dedication hyponym
- commendation hyponym
- disapproval hyponym
- respects hyponym
- discourtesy hyponym
- insertion hyponym
- statement hyponym
- statement hyponym
- humor hyponym
- opinion hyponym
- instruction hyponym
- proposal hyponym
- offering hyponym
- submission hyponym
- story hyponym
- promotion hyponym
- sensationalism hyponym
- shocker hyponym
Sense 7 noun
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man
Types & categories
- matter hypernym
- food hyponym
- nutrient hyponym
- philosopher's stone hyponym
- allergen hyponym
- assay hyponym
- pyrectic hyponym
- pyrogen hyponym
- hydrocolloid hyponym
- adulterator hyponym
- propellant hyponym
- denaturant hyponym
- inhibitor hyponym
- ferment hyponym
- agent hyponym
- carcinogen hyponym
- digestive hyponym
- fomentation hyponym
- fuel hyponym
- lubricant hyponym
- humectant hyponym
- inoculant hyponym
- jelly hyponym
- leaven hyponym
- refrigerant hyponym
- lysin hyponym
- poison hyponym
- chemical irritant hyponym
- antigen hyponym
- ligand hyponym
- metabolite hyponym
- vehicle hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | matter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | part |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | body substance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | protoplasm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemistry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | phlogiston |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mixture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | atom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical element |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | activator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | substrate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | element |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | medium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | medium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fluid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | volatile |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | essence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | summate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pithy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | all-importanta |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cardinal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | meaty |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cognitive content |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bare bones |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypostasis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | haecceity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | quintessence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stuff |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | signify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mean |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | thought |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | semantics |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | significance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tenor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | undercurrent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | denotation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reference |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | connotation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical entity |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | capital |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pocketbook |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wherewithal |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | body |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | corker |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | reminder |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | request |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | memorial |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | latent content |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | subject |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | digression |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | meaning |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | nonsense |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | drivel |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | acknowledgement |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | refusal |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | information |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | guidance |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | dedication |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | commendation |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | disapproval |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | respects |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | discourtesy |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | insertion |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | statement |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | statement |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | humor |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | opinion |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | instruction |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | proposal |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | offering |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | submission |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | story |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | promotion |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensationalism |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | shocker |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | matter |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | food |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | nutrient |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | philosopher's stone |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | allergen |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | assay |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pyrectic |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pyrogen |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrocolloid |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | adulterator |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | propellant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | denaturant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | inhibitor |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | ferment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | agent |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | carcinogen |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | digestive |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | fomentation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuel |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | lubricant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | humectant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | inoculant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | jelly |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | leaven |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | refrigerant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | lysin |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | poison |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical irritant |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | antigen |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | ligand |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | metabolite |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | vehicle |