insubstantial

Infinitive complement

have: They were too insubstantial to have served as a stave or a splint.

Modifies a noun

• sum: I remember winning a not insubstantial sum of money from an unnamed officer who was convinced were going for good!
• amount: It must have been annoying for Alice Pike to have to break a note to pay for a relatively insubstantial amount.
• nature: Overall this early phase of development was probably of short duration and of an insubstantial nature.
• difference: Extent of the differences According to the EAT, any trivial or insubstantial differences between the jobs should also be disregarded.
• part: This might seem like a fairly insubstantial part of the Act.
• portion: Right to Copy Documentation Print Copy: Licensee and Authorized Users may print a minimal, insubstantial portion of the Licensed Materials.

Modifying Another Word

• too: However, this characterisation proves to be too insubstantial for the promises of the minimal theory to be properly satisfied.
• so: We could see light, but otherwise, why was it so insubstantial?
• not: The lower Bb key pillar was sitting on a not insubstantial bed of solder, for example.
• fairly: This might seem like a fairly insubstantial part of the Act.
• rather: Quite apart from the relentlessly downbeat subject matter, the book also feels rather insubstantial.
• relatively: It must have been annoying for Alice Pike to have to break a note to pay for a relatively insubstantial amount.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: What I have done seems as insubstantial as thin smoke in high winds.
• feel: Quite apart from the relentlessly downbeat subject matter, the book also feels rather insubstantial.