Substantive

/səbˈstæntɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts11 letters

Definition of Substantive

noun

(grammar) a word that names a person, place, thing or idea; a noun (sensu stricto)
Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.

verb

(grammar) to make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun

adjective

Of the essence or essential element of a thing; as, "substantive information"
Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial
Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; as, "substantive law"
Of a dye that does not need the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed
Depending on itself; independent.

Anagrams of Substantive

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "substantive":

9-LETTER WORDS

battiness intubates

8-LETTER WORDS

antsiest basinets bassinet batistes bustiest instates intubate nastiest nutsiest satinets sinuates situates statives substate tautness+4 more

7-LETTER WORDS

absents abusive attunes aunties autists banties basinet bassett batiste battens battues bistate busiest butanes butties+14 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "substantive" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

SU...Words starting with "su"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 11-letter words Unscramble "substantive"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

nounnoun substantivenominalizesubstantivizeessentialin essencemeatysubstantialsubstantival

ANTONYMS

adjectiveproceduralsuperficial

Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

Related Words

sabbaticals sablefishes sacahuistas sacahuistes saccharases saccharides sacculation sacralizing sacramental sacrificers sacrificial sacrificing sacroiliacs saddlebreds saddlecloth