Substantial vs. Extensive

Substantial vs. Extensive — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Substantial and Extensive

Substantialadjective

Having a substance; actually existing.

substantial life

Extensiveadjective

having a great extent; covering a large area; vast

Substantialadjective

Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.

Extensiveadjective

(figurative) considerable in amount.

I have done extensive research on the subject.

Substantialadjective

Corporeal; material; firm.

Extensiveadjective

Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension

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Substantialadjective

Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.

substantial clotha substantial fence or wall

Extensiveadjective

(physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.

Substantialadjective

Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.

a substantial freeholder

Extensiveadjective

large in spatial extent or range;

an extensive Roman settlement in northwest Englandextended farm lands

Substantialadjective

Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.

He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle.A substantial number of people went to the event.

Extensiveadjective

having broad range or effect;

had extensive press coveragefar-reaching changes in the social structuresweeping reforms
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Substantialadjective

Most important; essential.

Extensiveadjective

large in number or quantity (especially of discourse);

she took copious notesextensive press coveragea subject of voluminous legislation

Substantialadjective

Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling.

I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.Teddy had a few crackers in his backpack, but he needed something more substantial if he was to survive a three-day trek.

Extensiveadjective

great in range or scope;

an extended vocabularysurgeons with extended experienceextensive examples of picture writingsuffered extensive damagea wide selection

Substantialnoun

Anything having substance; an essential part.

Extensiveadjective

of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor;

producing wheat under extensive conditionsagriculture of the extensive type

Substantialadjective

fairly large;

won by a substantial margin

Substantialadjective

being the essence or essential element of a thing;

substantial equivalentssubstantive information

Substantialadjective

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;

the substantial worlda mere dream, neither substantial nor practicalmost ponderous and substantial things

Substantialadjective

providing abundant nourishment;

a hearty mealgood solid foodate a substantial breakfast

Substantialadjective

of good quality and condition; solidly built;

a solid foundationseveral substantial timber buildings