Meaning & use
substantively
In a way that concerns the essential or meaningful substance of something, rather than minor or superficial details.
See it in a sentence
The two proposals differ substantively, not just in wording or formatting.
Her feedback substantively improved the report by addressing gaps in the argument.
A note on using this word
Substantively is common in academic and legal writing to contrast meaningful change with merely procedural or cosmetic change.
Words with a similar meaning
significantlymaterially
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Words with an opposite meaning
superficiallytrivially
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