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immaterial
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of IMMATERIAL
1
not composed of matter <it is only possible to study immaterial forces like gravity by observing their effects on the physical world>
Synonyms bodiless, ethereal, formless, incorporeal, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual, unbodied, unsubstantial
Related Words metaphysical, psychic (also psychical), supernatural; impalpable, insensible, intangible, invisible; airy, diaphanous, gaseous, gossamery, tenuous, thin, vaporous, wispish
Near Antonyms animal, carnal, fleshly; detectable, discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, palpable, sensible, tangible, visible; bulky, heavy, massive, solid
2
not having anything to do with the matter at hand <while undoubtedly upsetting, that story is immaterial to the question of why you are late>
Related Words incidental, peripheral, tangent, tangential; dead, moot; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; empty, inane, meaningless, pointless, senseless, useless; inappropriate, inapt, unsuitable
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