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Collocations for "substance"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "substance" in context.

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substance

n

selling [illegal, banned] substances
is a controlled substance in [Spain]
the substance is banned in [France]
[hazardous, toxic, chemical, metallic] substances
seems to be some kind of [sticky, smelly] substance
the [book, movie, argument, claim] has no substance
the [book] is [completely, entirely] lacking in substance
the [book] lacks all substance
give your [book] [more, some] substance
is a [man, woman, person] of substance (in the community)

n as adj

has problems with substance abuse

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'substance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

abuse - chemical - claim - component - composition - compound - concentrate - flexible - hard - marry - mouth - previously - pure - screen - seriously - style - test - thickness - vagina

Forum discussions with the word(s) "substance" in the title:

...and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature... - English Only forum
“There are 50 votes for the substance,” “There are not 50 votes for the process" - English Only forum
a man of substance - English Only forum
A person of substance. - English Only forum
a prepared mould in some fusible and soluble substance - English Only forum
a substance <as> precious as gold - English Only forum
a substance or foodstuff that counteracts - English Only forum
a thing of substance - English Only forum
actual substance? - English Only forum
agents here = substance ? - English Only forum
all swagger and no substance - English Only forum
although there exists nothing in the noumenal world, that is itself a thing in the sense of any type of substance - English Only forum
an unmentionable substance - English Only forum
antiallergen VS anti-allergic substance - English Only forum
As well as the felt need for substance - English Only forum
background substance - English Only forum
but little public substance - English Only forum
consuming your substance - English Only forum
contact lens storage substance - English Only forum
contents of a substance? - English Only forum
core substance <is><are> - English Only forum
Diamond is a very hard substance. - English Only forum
disgusting / offensive substance - English Only forum
each a complete substance vs each complete substances - English Only forum
Excess and substance - English Only forum
Flashy without substance - English Only forum
for all the substance and intelligence - English Only forum
Full of substance - English Only forum
give substance to the fragrance - English Only forum
greenish substance in your nose? - English Only forum
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