adjective · neutral
substantial
/səbˈstænʃəl/sub·STAN·tial
Band 6-7task1task2speaking
large in amount, importance, or degree
Examples
“There has been a substantial decline in groundwater levels over the past decade.”
“The charity received a substantial donation after the appeal.”
“A substantial number of students failed to meet the new requirements.”
Band 8 sentence
“The new policy produced a substantial improvement in access to education for marginalised communities.”
Collocations
- substantial increase
- substantial evidence
- substantial amount
Word family
substance nounsubstantial adjectivesubstantially adverb
Common mistakes
substantialy→substantially
a lot substantial→substantial / a substantial amount
Say it for a higher band
5big→6significant→7+substantial
Synonyms
significant
considerable
Easily confused
significant
“There was a significant increase in test scores after the new programme.”
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