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Sense: Noun: substance
Synonyms:
substance Collocations, material Collocations, stuff Collocations, thing Collocations, body Collocations, physical substance, physical world, solid matter, liquid matter, solids, liquids, gas Collocations, corporeality, fabric Collocations, organic matter, waste matter
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Sense: Noun: subject
Synonyms:
subject Collocations, topic Collocations, issue Collocations, question Collocations, problem Collocations, point Collocations, concern Collocations, theme Collocations, matter at hand, subject under discussion, matter of opinion
Antonyms:
aside , digression, tangent
Sense: Noun: affair
Synonyms:
affair Collocations, case Collocations, situation Collocations, incident Collocations, episode, occurrence Collocations, undertaking Collocations, event Collocations, happening Collocations, goings-on , sitch , circumstance Collocations
Sense: Noun: difficulty - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
trouble Collocations, problem Collocations, difficulty Collocations, upset Collocations, distress Collocations, bother Collocations , annoyance Collocations, source of annoyance, complaint Collocations, pain in the ass , pain in the arse , disturbance Collocations, controversy Collocations, argument Collocations, disagreement, perplexity, irritant , rumpus, commotion, fuss Collocations
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Sense: Noun: content
Synonyms:
content Collocations, substance Collocations, gist Collocations, text Collocations, argument Collocations, heart Collocations, essence Collocations, meat Collocations, nitty-gritty , facts of the matter, facts, crux, core Collocations
Sense: Noun: discharge
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Sense: Noun: importance
Synonyms:
importance Collocations, weight Collocations, significance Collocations, note Collocations, import Collocations
Sense: Verb: be of importance
Synonyms:
carry weight, weigh Collocations, count Collocations, be important, be significant, make a difference, be relevant, be of importance, be of great import , be of consequence, be of note, be weighty, be serious, be meaningful, be substantive
Antonyms:
be insignificant, be unimportant