Definite
Definite adjective - Having distinct or certain limits.
Substantial and definite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substantial" instead an adjective "Definite".
Substantial
Substantial adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Definite and substantial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Definite" instead an adjective "Substantial".
Both words in one sentence
- It's also long enough that there is a definite, substantial plot in there - as well as some adorable Steve/Tony bits.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Iron Man -
By twenty pages before the climax (a substantial portion of the just 200-page book) it's a definite example, except for the Plot Twist in which Paul foresees only the birth of his daughter, and not her far more significant twin brother.
Source: Foregone Conclusion - Firefly: This is an odd one, because the original characters never actually made it to screen without substantial revisions, but reading Joss Whedon's first draft script of Alien: Resurrection shows some definite parallels with the main characters of Whedon's later TV series Firefly.
Source: Expy / Live-Action TV
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