Synonyms and antonyms of General words for materials and substances in British Thesaurus

substance (noun)

a particular type of liquid, solid, or gas

material (noun)

a substance, especially one used for a particular purpose

powder (noun)

a soft dry substance that looks like dust or sand

wax (noun)

a soft natural or artificial substance that becomes liquid when heated, used for making candles and models, for making wooden furniture shine, and for protecting objects from water

concentrate (noun)

a substance that has had water removed from it so that it has a stronger effect, taste etc

matter (noun)

a particular type of substance

stuff (noun)

informal the basic material or substance that people use for making something

solid (noun)

science a substance that is not a liquid or a gas

medium (noun)

science a substance that something grows in, exists in, or moves through

agent (noun)

a chemical or other substance that has a particular effect

gossamer (noun)

literary something very light and delicate

impurity (noun)

an amount of a substance, especially one that is not valuable or is of low quality, that is present in another substance

material (noun)

a substance, especially one that has a particular quality

matter (noun)

science the physical substance that everything in the world is made of