3none of the objections put forward has any substance. MEANINGFULNESS , significance, importance, import, moment, power, soundness, validity, content, pith, marrow, core; basis, foundation; informal clout.
4the substance of the tale is too thin and familiar by far CONTENT , subject matter, subject, theme, topic, text, message, material, burden, tenor, essence, quintessence, heart, meat, gist, drift, sense, import.
5Rangers are a team of substance and skill CHARACTER , backbone, mettle, strength of character; consequence, import, importance, significance, moment, magnitude, prominence; informal clout.
6the proprietors were independent men of substance WEALTH , fortune, riches, affluence, prosperity, money, capital, means, resources, assets, property, estates, possessions.