unsubstantial

unsubstantial
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Flimsy]
Syn. fragile, frail, thin; see light 5 .
2. [Unreal]
Syn. visionary, vaporous, imaginary; see fantastic 1 , unbelievable .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having no body, form, or substance . bodiless, discarnate, disembodied, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, metaphysical, non-physical, spiritual, unbodied, uncorporal. See BODY. 2. Not physically strong: decrepit, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, h ad, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, weak, weakly. See STRONG. 3. Having little substance or significance; not solidly based: feeble, flimsy, insubstantial, tenuous. See STRONG. 4. Not plausible or believable: flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, weak. See LIKELY.

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