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1. n часто pl мелкое место, мелководье, мель; отмель2. a мелкий, мелководный; неглубокий3. a поверхностный, ограниченный; пустой4. v мелеть5. v уменьшать глубинуshallow gas — газ, поступающий с небольших глубин
Синонимический ряд:1. having little depth (adj.) fordable; having little depth; lacking depth; non-navigable; not deep enough; slight; surface; wading2. superficial (adj.) cursory; depthless; one-dimensional; shoal; sketchy; skin-deep; superficial; uncritical3. trite (adj.) frivolous; inconsequential; insignificant; insubstantial; not profound; silly; trifling; trite; trivial; unintelligent4. shoal (noun) shoalАнтонимический ряд: -
82 slender
1. a топкий, стройный2. a скудный, незначительный3. a слабый, небольшой4. a фон. узкийСинонимический ряд:1. few (adj.) few; insignificant; insufficient; little; meager; meagre; scant; trifling; trivial2. fragile (adj.) breakable; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; insubstantial; threadlike; weak3. remote (adj.) negligible; off; outside; remote; slight; small4. short (adj.) deficient; failing; inadequate; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; unsufficient; wanting5. thin (adj.) angular; attenuate; bony; fine; gaunt; lanky; lean; narrow; raw-boned; reedy; scrawny; skinny; slim; spare; squinny; stalky; tenuous; thin; twiggy; willowyАнтонимический ряд:corpulent; deep; fat; large; massive; obese; robust; stout; strong; thick -
83 spiritual
1. n амер. спиричуэл, негритянский духовный гимн2. n религиозный человек, верующий3. n редк. религиозные идеи, взгляды4. n l5. n права и привилегии духовенства6. n редк. церковные доходы; церковное имущество, церковные владения7. a духовный, интеллектуальный, умственныйspiritual kinship — духовное родство, духовная близость
spiritual leader — духовный лидер, духовный глава
8. a тонкий, одухотворённый, возвышенный9. a остроумный, находчивый10. a церковный, духовный11. a религиозный, набожный12. a святой, божественный13. a бесплотный, призрачный14. a филос. спиритуалистическийСинонимический ряд:1. ecclesiastical (adj.) church; churchly; churchmanly; ecclesiastical; priestly; religious2. ethereal (adj.) airy; devout; ethereal; godly; holy; intangible; pious; sacred3. immaterial (adj.) asomatous; bodiless; disbodied; discarnate; disembodied; immaterial; incorporeal; insubstantial; nonmaterial; nonphysical; non-physical; unbodied; unembodied; unfleshly; unmaterial; unphysical; unsubstantial4. metaphysical (adj.) metaphysical; psychic; supernatural5. unworldly (adj.) numinous; otherworldly; unworldlyАнтонимический ряд:fleshly; gross; lay; material; natural; physical; sensuous; unspiritual; worldly -
84 substantial
1. a прочный, крепкий; солидный2. a плотный, питательный3. a существенный, важный, значительный; большой4. a состоятельный; солидный5. a основной, главный6. a реальный, вещественный, реально существующий, материальныйno mere apparition but a substantial being — не просто видение, а реальное, живое существо
7. a филос. материальный, вещественный8. a спец. субстанциальныйСинонимический ряд:1. abundant (adj.) abundant; ample; considerable; plentiful; sizable2. heavy (adj.) copious; heavy; voluminous3. important (adj.) big; consequential; essential; historic; important; large; meaningful; momentous; notable; significant; valuable; weighty; worthy4. prosperous (adj.) comfortable; easy; prosperous; well; well-fixed; well-heeled; well-off; well-to-do5. real (adj.) actual; concrete; corporeal; gross; material; objective; palpable; phenomenal; physical; real; sensible; substantive; tangible; visible6. strong (adj.) firm; massive; resolute; solid; sound; stable; stout; strong7. wealthy (adj.) affluent; influential; opulent; responsible; rich; thriving; wealthyАнтонимический ряд:ethereal; fictitious; frail; ghostly; imaginary; immaterial; incorporeal; insubstantial; meager; needy; poor; spiritual; suppositious; trivial; unimportant; unsound -
85 threadbare
1. a потёртый, изношенный, потрёпанный2. a старый, избитый, приевшийся, не новый3. a редк. плохо одетый; в поношенной одежде; оборванныйthreadbare beggar — оборванец, нищий в лохмотьях
Синонимический ряд:1. meager (adj.) inadequate; insubstantial; meager; meagre; negligible; scanty; skimpy; slight; slim; unfulfilling2. shabby (adj.) bald; bedraggled; broken-down; decaying; decrepit; dilapidated; dingy; disreputable; down-at-heel; faded; frayed; mangy; moth-eaten; ragged; run-down; scrubby; scruffy; seedy; shabby; shoddy; sleazy; slipshod; squalid; tacky; tagrag; tattered; worn; worn out3. trite (adj.) banal; bathetic; bromidic; chain; cliche; cliched; clichй; commonplace; corny; hack; hackneyed; musty; old hat; platitudinous; shopworn; shop-worn; stale; stereotyped; stereotypic; stereotypical; stock; timeworn; tired; trite; twice-told; warmed-over; well-worn; worn-outАнтонимический ряд:new; novel -
86 threadlike
a нитевидный; волокнистыйСинонимический ряд:1. fragile (adj.) breakable; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; insubstantial; weak2. slender (adj.) fine; narrow; slender; slim; spare; tapered; tapering; thin; tight -
87 tottery
a трясущийся, неустойчивый; грозящий падениемСинонимический ряд:weak (adj.) faltering; infirm; insecure; insubstantial; loose-jointed; shaky; swaying; unfixed; unstable; unsteady; unsure; weak; wobbly -
88 unsound
1. a нездоровый, слабый2. a испорченный, гнилой3. a некрепкий, неглубокий, беспокойный4. a ненормальный, психически больной5. a необоснованный; ложный; ошибочный6. a ненадёжный7. a тех. порочный, дефектныйСинонимический ряд:1. crippled (adj.) crippled; diseased; infirm; sickly2. dangerous (adj.) chancy; dangerous; hairy; hazardous; jeopardous; parlous; perilous; risky; treacherous; unreliable; wicked3. false (adj.) counterfactual; erroneous; fallacious; false; flawed; inaccurate; incorrect; invalid; irrational; mistaken; off; senseless; specious; unfounded; untenable; untrue; untruthful; wrong4. impaired (adj.) crazed; defective; demented; faulty; ill; impaired; imperfect; sick; unhealthy; unwholesome5. insane (adj.) bedlamite; brainsick; crackbrained; cracked; crazy; cuckoo; daffy; daft; deranged; disordered; distraught; insane; lunatic; mad; maniac; mindless; non compos mentis; nuts; nutsy; nutty; reasonless; screwy; teched; unbalanced; unsane; wacky; witless6. rickety (adj.) rickety; shaky; unstable; unsteady7. unwise (adj.) impolitic; improvident; imprudent; injudicious; unwise8. weak (adj.) breakable; decrepit; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; frail; frangible; insubstantial; puny; unsubstantial; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:healthy; rational; sound; sturdy; valid -
89 unstable
1. a нетвёрдый, неустойчивый2. a непостоянный, изменчивый, колеблющийся3. a зыбкий, сыпучий4. a физ. хим. нестабильный, нестойкийСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; open; problematic; queasy; shady; suspect; suspicious; unclear; uneasy2. emotional (adj.) emotional; erratic; insecure; irrational3. explosive (adj.) explosive; inflammable; volatile4. inconstant (adj.) alterable; capricious; changeable; changeful; fickle; fitful; fluid; freakish; inconsistent; inconstant; lubricious; mercurial; mobile; movable; moving; mutable; portable; protean; shifty; slippery; temperamental; uncertain; undecided; unpredictable; unsettled; unsteadfast; unsteady; variable; weathery; whimsical5. radioactive (adj.) radioactive6. rocky (adj.) rocky; ticklish; tricky7. weak (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; infirm; insubstantial; precarious; rickety; rootless; shaky; tottering; tottery; unsteady; unsure; vacillating; wavering; weak; wobblyАнтонимический ряд:constant; inert; rational; stable; steady -
90 unsteady
1. a нетвёрдый, неустойчивый, шаткий2. a непостоянный, изменчивый3. a неустановившийся, нестационарный4. a неровный, неравномерныйСинонимический ряд:1. changeable (adj.) alterable; changeable; changeful; fluctuating; fluid; mobile; movable; moving; mutable; protean; shifty; slippery; uncertain; unfixed; unsettled; unstable; unsteadfast; vacillating; wavering; weathery2. uneven (adj.) inconsistent; on-again-off-again; patchy; spotty; uneven3. unreliable (adj.) irregular; undependable; unreliable4. variable (adj.) capricious; erratic; fickle; freakish; inconstant; mercurial; temperamental; unpredictable; variable; volatile; whimsical5. weak (adj.) faltering; infirm; insecure; insubstantial; loose-jointed; rickety; shaky; swaying; tottering; tottery; unsure; weak; wobbly -
91 unsure
1. a ненадёжный2. a не гарантированный от опасности, небезопасный3. a неопределённый4. a неуверенный, колеблющийся; нетвёрдыйСинонимический ряд:1. insecure (adj.) insecure; unassured; unconfident2. open (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; chancy; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; indefinite; indeterminate; obscure; open; precarious; problematic; problematical; queasy; questionable; questioning; sceptical; shady; skeptical; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; unconvinced; undecided; undetermined; uneasy; unresolved; unsettled; vague3. unreliable (adj.) fly-by-night; trustless; undependable; unreliable; untrustworthy; untrusty4. weak (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; insubstantial; rootless; shaky; tottery; unstable; unsteady; vacillating; wavering; weak; wobbly -
92 weak
1. a слабый; бессильный; хилый, хрупкийweak in intellect — умственно неполноценный; придурковатый
2. a безвольный, нерешительный; неустойчивыйweak will — слабоволие, безволие
3. a неубедительный, неосновательный, шаткийweak excuse — плохое оправдание, неубедительная отговорка
4. a жидкий, водянистый; некрепкий5. a спец. бедный6. a неэффективный, неавторитетный, несильный7. a неспособный8. a невыразительный, бедный9. a эк. понижающийся; вялый, бездеятельный, со снижающимися ценами10. a ослабленный, редуцированный11. a слабый, второстепенныйweak impression of typing — слабая печать; непропечатка
12. a тех. непрочный, низкой прочности; неустойчивый13. a фото бледныйСинонимический ряд:1. assailable (adj.) assailable; exposed; vulnerable2. boneless (adj.) boneless; emasculate; forceless; helpless; impotent; impuissant; inadequate; indecisive; ineffective; ineffectual; inefficient; invertebrate; powerless; slack-spined; spineless; wan3. deficient (adj.) deficient; insufficient; lacking; short; wanting4. dickey (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; fluctuating; insecure; irresolute; rootless; shaky; tottery; undecided; unstable; unsteady; unsure; vacillating; wavering; wobbly5. dilute (adj.) cut; dilute; diluted; thin; washy; watered-down; waterish; watery6. feeble (adj.) decrepit; feeble; infirm; insubstantial; puny; sickly; unhealthy; unsound; unwell; weakly7. flimsy (adj.) faint; flimsy; muted; poor; rickety; slender; slim; trifling; trivial; unsubstantial8. fragile (adj.) breakable; dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; fragile; frail; slight9. implausible (adj.) implausible; improbable; inconceivable; incredible; thick; unbelievable; unconceivable10. languid (adj.) languid; listless; sluggish11. simple (adj.) foolish; senseless; silly; simple; stupid; unintelligent12. vague (adj.) illogical; inconclusive; lame; unconvincing; unsatisfactory; vagueАнтонимический ряд:adhesive; animated; athletic; brawny; cogent; compact; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; dynamic; efficient; energetic; forceful; hard; potent; powerful; robust; secure; strong; sturdy; vigorous -
93 weaker
Синонимический ряд:1. fainter (adj.) fainter; feebler; more muted2. more boneless (adj.) more boneless; more emasculate; more forceless; more impotent; more inadequate; more ineffective; more ineffectual; more invertebrate; more powerless; more slack-spined; more spineless; wanner3. more decrepit (adj.) frailer; more decrepit; more delicate; more fragile; more infirm; more unsound; punier; unsounder; weaklier4. more dickey (adj.) more dickey; more fluctuant; more insecure; more insubstantial; more rootless; more tottery; more unstable; more unsure; more vacillating; more wavering; shakier; unstabler; unsteadier; wobblier5. more dilute (adj.) more cut; more dilute; more diluted; more watered-down; more waterish; more watery; thinner; washier; waterier6. more implausible (adj.) flimsier; more implausible; more improbable; more inconceivable; more incredible; more unbelievable; more unconceivable; more unconvincing; more unsubstantial; thicker -
94 weakest
Синонимический ряд:1. faintest (adj.) faintest; feeblest; most muted2. most boneless (adj.) most boneless; most emasculate; most forceless; most impotent; most inadequate; most ineffective; most ineffectual; most invertebrate; most powerless; most slack-spined; most spineless; wannest3. most decrepit (adj.) frailest; most decrepit; most delicate; most fragile; most infirm; most unsound; puniest; unsoundest; weakliest4. most dickey (adj.) most dickey; most fluctuant; most insecure; most insubstantial; most rootless; most tottery; most unstable; most unsure; most vacillating; most wavering; shakiest; unstablest; unsteadiest; wobbliest5. most dilute (adj.) most cut; most dilute; most diluted; most watered-down; most waterish; most watery; thinnest; washiest; wateriest6. most implausible (adj.) flimsiest; most implausible; most improbable; most inconceivable; most incredible; most unbelievable; most unconceivable; most unconvincing; most unsubstantial; thickest -
95 weakly
1. a хилый, болезненный; хрупкий2. a слабый, неустойчивый3. adv слабоСинонимический ряд:1. weak (adj.) decrepit; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; frail; infirm; insubstantial; puny; sickly; unhealthy; unsound; unsubstantial; unwell; weak2. faintly (other) dimly; faintly; feebly; indistinctly; obscurely; unclearly; vaguely3. sotto voce (other) mutedly; sotto voce -
96 wobbly
1. a шатающийся; вихляющий; шаткий2. n амер. ист. разг. член профсоюзной организации «Индустриальные рабочие мира»Синонимический ряд:1. flimsy (adj.) flimsy; teetering; unsteady2. rickety (adj.) rachitic; rackety; rattletrap; rickety3. shaky (adj.) doddering; floppy; floundering; precarious; shaky; slack; tottering4. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; timid; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle5. weak (adj.) dickey; faltering; fluctuant; infirm; insecure; insubstantial; rootless; swaying; tottery; unfixed; unstable; unsure; wavering; weakАнтонимический ряд:
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Insubstantial — In sub*stan tial, a. Unsubstantial; not real or strong. Insubstantial pageant. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insubstantial — I adjective airy, baseless, bodiless, chimerical, ephemeral, fanciful, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, groundless, hallucinatory, illusive, illusory, imaginary, imagined, immaterial, impalpable, inadequate, inconsequential, inconsiderable,… … Law dictionary
insubstantial — (adj.) c.1600, from M.L. insubstantialis, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + substantialis (see SUBSTANTIAL (Cf. substantial)). Related: Insubstantially … Etymology dictionary
insubstantial — has ousted unsubstantial for the word meaning ‘lacking substance or solidity’ … Modern English usage
insubstantial — [adj] weak, imaginary aerial, airy, chimerical, decrepit, ephemeral, false, fanciful, feeble, flimsy, fly by night*, fragile, frail, idle, illusory, immaterial, imponderable, incorporeal, infirm, intangible, metaphysical, petty, poor, puny,… … New thesaurus
insubstantial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking strength and solidity. 2) imaginary. DERIVATIVES insubstantiality noun insubstantially adverb … English terms dictionary
insubstantial — [in΄səb stan′shəl] adj. [ML insubstantialis] not substantial; specif., a) not real; imaginary b) not solid or firm; weak or flimsy insubstantiality [in΄səb stan΄shē al′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
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insubstantial — adjective 1) an insubstantial structure Syn: flimsy, fragile, breakable, weak, frail, slight, unstable, shaky, wobbly, rickety, ramshackle, jerry built Ant: sturdy 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
insubstantial — [[t]ɪ̱nsəbstæ̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is insubstantial is not large, solid, or strong. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide... Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent … English dictionary
insubstantial — adjective 1 formal something that is insubstantial is much too small or weak and does not look solid enough: a slender rope bridge, terrifyingly insubstantial 2 literary not existing as a real object or person: Pale figures, like insubstantial… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English