Substantive
adjSpellingSSC PYQ × 5सबस्टैन्टिव
Meaning
Having a firm basis in reality; essential and important.
हिंदी अर्थ
ठोस, सारभूत
Example sentences
The meeting produced no substantive decisions.
Radhika raised a substantive point about the budget.
Daily use: Bahas lambi thi, par koi substantive baat nahi nikli.
Word forms
Substance nSubstantive adjSubstantial adjSubstantively adv
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Substantive में substance है — जिसमें असली substance हो, वह ठोस, मूल और महत्त्वपूर्ण है, सतही नहीं।
Substantive carries 'substance': something with real substance is solid, essential and fundamental, not superficial.
Exam note
Synonym essential, fundamental, significant; antonym superficial, trivial। Law में 'substantive law' procedural law से अलग है।
Synonyms offered are essential, fundamental and significant; superficial and trivial are antonyms. In law, 'substantive law' is contrasted with procedural law.