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SIGNIFICANT Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word significant. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word significant. (close relations)

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important
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of great significance or value

• important in effect or meaning

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

adjective satellite

• having authority or ascendancy or influence

• having or suggesting a consciousness of high position

substantial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

adjective satellite

• of considerable importance, size, or worth

• of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something

• providing abundant nourishment

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

consequential
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having important issues or results

considerable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

critical
adjectiveadj
adjective

• marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

• at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

• characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

• being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

• of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

adjective satellite

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

crucial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

adjective satellite

• having crucial relevance

• of the greatest importance

essential
adjectiveadj
adjective

• basic and fundamental

• being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

• defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

noun

• anything indispensable

adjective satellite

• absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

• of the greatest importance

grave
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• death of a person

• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

adjective satellite

• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

verb

• shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

major
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of greater importance or stature or rank

• greater in scope or effect

• greater in number or size or amount

• of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

• (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees

• of greater seriousness or danger

• of full legal age

noun

• a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

• British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

• a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

• the principal field of study of a student at a university

adjective satellite

• of the elder of two boys with the same family name

verb

• have as one's principal field of study

marked
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination

adjective satellite

• strongly marked; easily noticeable

• singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate

meaningful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having a meaning or purpose

momentous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of very great significance

notable
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
noun

• a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

adjective satellite

• widely known and esteemed

• worthy of attention

noteworthy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• worthy of attention

pivotal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being of crucial importance

serious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

adjective satellite

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

weighty
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having relatively great weight; heavy

adjective satellite

• powerfully persuasive

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry

• excessively fat

meaning
nounn
noun

• the message that is intended or expressed or signified

• the idea that is intended

adjective satellite

• rich in significance or implication

pregnant
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

adjective satellite

• rich in significance or implication

• filled with or attended with

Alternatives for IMPORTANT

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