About The Word Important
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What's The Definition Of Important?
[adj] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
[adj] of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" [adj] having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office" [adj] having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [adj] important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" Synonyms | Synonyms for Important: all important(p) | all-important(a) | alpha | arch(a) | authoritative | big | boss(a) | burning(a) | cardinal | central | chief(a) | consequential | Copernican | critical | crucial | decisive | distinguished | earthshaking | eminent | epochal | epoch-making | eventful | evidential | evidentiary | fundamental | grave | great | grievous | head(a) | heavy | historic | immodest | in-chief(ip) | influential | key | large | life-and-death | life-or-death | main(a) | measurable | momentous | monumental | most-valuable | noteworthy | of import | of the essence(p) | of value | operative | pivotal | polar | portentous | primal | primary(a) | principal(a) | probative | prodigious | profound | remarkable | serious | strategic | top(a) | useful | valuable | weighty | world-shaking | world-shattering Related Terms | Find terms related to Important: absolute | arrogant | ascendant | authoritarian | authoritative | authorized | autocratic | big | big-league | big-name | big-time | bigwig | bigwigged | bloated | charismatic | charming | clothed with authority | commanding | competent | consequential | considerable | conspicuous | controlling | critical | distinctive | distinguished | dominant | double-barreled | duly constituted | earthshaking | effective | effectual | efficacious | eminent | empowered | enchanting | essential | estimable | ex officio | exceptional | famous | first-class | first-rate | foremost | formidable | front-page | governing | grand | grave | great | heavyweight | hegemonic | hegemonistic | high-powered | high-ranking | imperative | impressive | in the limelight | influential | leading | magisterial | magnetic | major | marked | material | meaningful | memorable | mighty | momentous | monocratic | name | notable | noted | noteworthy | noticeable | official | outstanding | personable | persuasive | pontifical | portentous | potent | powerful | preeminent | prestigious | prominent | puffy | puissant | ranking | remarkable | reputable | respected | ruling | salient | self-important | senior | signal | significant | strong | stuffy | suasive | substantial | superior | supreme | telling | to the front | top-level | top-notch | totalitarian | unusual | urgent | valuable | vital | weighty | winning | world-shaking | worthwhile | worthy See Also | essential | important | meaningful | significant Important In Webster's Dictionary \Im*por"tant\, a. [F. important. See {Import}, v. t.]
1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great
interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.]
Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a
mind very important. --Chapman.
2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable
content or bearing; significant; weighty.
Things small as nothing . . . He makes important.
--Shak.
3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.]
He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage
him assailed. --Spenser.
4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary;
considerable; influential; serious.
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