important
Adjective
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also:
- essential - basic and fundamental
- important, significant - important in effect or meaning
- valuable - having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
tells us about: importance - the quality of being important and worthy of notesimilar to:- all important, all-important, crucial, essential, of the essence - of the greatest importance
- alpha - first in order of importance
- beta - second in order of importance
- big - significant
- burning - of immediate import
- cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal - serving as an essential component
- chief, main, master, primary, principal - most important element
- consequential, eventful - having important issues or results
- copernican - of radical or major importance
- distinguished - (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
- grand - the most important and magnificent in adornment
- grave, grievous, heavy, weighty - of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- great, outstanding - of major significance or importance
- historic - important in history
- in-chief - indicating the head of a staff
- measurable - of distinguished importance
- most-valuable - designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport
- serious - of great consequence
- strategic - highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war
same as: of import -
also:
- important, of import - of great significance or value
- meaningful - having a meaning or purpose
tells us about: significance - the quality of being significantsimilar to:- momentous - of very great significance
- epoch-making, epochal - highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
- earthshaking, world-shaking, world-shattering - sufficiently significant to affect the whole world
- evidential, evidentiary - serving as or based on evidence
- fundamental, profound - far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
- large - fairly large or important in effect; influential
- monumental - of outstanding significance
- notable, noteworthy, remarkable - worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual
- probative, probatory - tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
- operative - effective; producing a desired effect
- portentous, prodigious - of momentous or ominous significance
same as: significant -
also:similar to:
- critical, decisive - forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
- life-and-death, life-or-death - vitally important
- pivotal, polar - being of crucial importance
same as: crucial -
similar to: influential - having or exercising influence or powersame as: authoritative
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similar to: immodest - having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc
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