Chimerical and Substantial

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Chimerical adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.

Usage example: for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century

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Substantial is an antonym for chimerical.

Nearby Word: chimera

Substantial adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.

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Chimerical is an antonym for substantial.

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Substantial and Chimerical. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chimerical/substantial

Chimerical & Substantial. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chimerical/substantial>.

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