The term "sum substance" implies the entirety or essence of something. Its antonyms could be 'part and parcel', where something incomplete or fragmented is being referred to, 'negligible', where something is insignificant, or 'insignificant', where something is deemed without importance or value. Other antonyms that could be used include 'dissimilarity', where the contrast or difference in two or more things is being highlighted, 'incompleteness', where something is lacking and 'triviality', where something is trivial. It is essential to know the opposite expressions of a word to use it correctly in different situations, and that helps us to expand our vocabulary.