Substance and Thing

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Substance

Substance noun - One that has a real and independent existence.

Usage example: the question of whether the soul is a substance entirely independent of the body

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Thing is a synonym for substance in entity topic. In some cases you can use "Thing" instead a noun "Substance", when it comes to topics like item, object.

Nearby Words: substantial, substantiate, substantially, substantiality, substantiation

Thing

Thing noun - One that has a real and independent existence.

Usage example: the thing to which the subject of the sentence refers

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Substance is a synonym for thing in item topic. Sometimes you can use "Substance" instead a noun "Thing", if it concerns topics such as seen.

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rare	rare substance	rare thing
similar	similar substance	similar thing
common	common substance	common thing
certain	certain substance	certain thing
Other adjectives: alien, single, powerful, actual, real, dangerous, evil, little, capable, new, useful, weird, strange, different, red.

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