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Having value of crucial significance

Representing an essential element

Having emotional or sentimental value

Highlighting the main points of a discussion

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“It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience.”

“At this stage, however, the more important question is what consumers will actually do with the cash.”

“The ambassador was a highly important person, surrounded by several minders and bodyguards.”

“Some might say that it’s because the actors are silly, strident, vacuous, and self-important.”

Involving or creating favorable circumstances that increase the chances of success or effectiveness

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  • as in influential



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  • as in proud

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important

adjective

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1

as in major

having great meaning or lasting effect

the discovery of penicillin was a very important event in the history of medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

  • major

  • significant

  • historic

  • big

  • meaningful

  • much

  • substantial

  • momentous

  • exceptional

  • pivotal

  • monumental

  • tectonic

  • crucial

  • remarkable

  • distinguished

  • noteworthy

  • consequential

  • eventful

  • material

  • decisive

  • outstanding

  • valuable

  • notable

  • prominent

  • great

  • earthshaking

  • strategic

  • distinctive

  • earth—shattering

  • outstanding

  • serious

  • worthy

  • worthwhile

  • weighty

  • key

  • seminal

  • essential

  • impressive

  • critical

  • vital

  • fatal

  • famous

  • earnest

  • fateful

  • central

  • prestigious

  • sincere

  • eminent

  • illustrious

  • noble

  • grave

  • renowned

  • all—important

  • notorious

  • preeminent

  • heavy


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unimportant

  • small

  • trivial

  • insignificant

  • little

  • minor

  • negligible

  • inconsequential

  • inconsiderable

  • trifling

  • slight

  • worthless

  • petty

  • unknown

  • obscure

  • paltry

  • anonymous

  • nameless

  • uncelebrated

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  • unimportant

  • small

  • trivial

  • insignificant

  • little

  • minor

  • negligible

  • inconsequential

  • inconsiderable

  • trifling

  • slight

  • worthless

  • petty

  • unknown

  • obscure

  • paltry

  • anonymous

  • nameless

  • uncelebrated

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2

as in influential

having great power or influence

Rachel Carson was an important figure in the environmental movement

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • influential

  • significant

  • powerful

  • strong

  • prominent

  • potent

  • mighty

  • great

  • senior

  • outstanding

  • effective

  • heavy

  • distinguished

  • notable

  • top

  • efficient

  • noteworthy

  • able

  • famous

  • celebrated

  • capable

  • dominant

  • puissant

  • heavy—duty

  • competent

  • prestigious

  • renowned

  • robust

  • dynamic

  • notorious

  • eminent

  • illustrious

  • high—level

  • noble

  • vigorous

  • autocratical

  • famed

  • preeminent

  • energetic

  • authoritarian

  • magisterial

  • despotic

  • autocratic

  • forceful

  • tyrannical

  • dictatorial

  • tyrannic

  • high—powered


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unimportant

  • insignificant

  • little

  • weak

  • powerless

  • helpless

  • impotent

  • feeble

  • unknown

  • obscure

  • flimsy

  • infirm

  • frail

  • anonymous

  • ineffective

  • incapable

  • unfit

  • incompetent

  • nameless

  • unqualified

  • unskilled

  • inept

  • uncelebrated

  • unskillful

  • inexpert

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  • unimportant

  • insignificant

  • little

  • weak

  • powerless

  • helpless

  • impotent

  • feeble

  • unknown

  • obscure

  • flimsy

  • infirm

  • frail

  • anonymous

  • ineffective

  • incapable

  • unfit

  • incompetent

  • nameless

  • unqualified

  • unskilled

  • inept

  • uncelebrated

  • unskillful

  • inexpert

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3

as in arrogant

having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

an important businessman who always expects special treatment wherever he goes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • arrogant

  • superior

  • dominant

  • cavalier

  • masterful

  • dominating

  • proud

  • toplofty

  • domineering

  • assumptive

  • uppity

  • presuming

  • presumptuous

  • uppish

  • pretentious

  • bumptious

  • huffish

  • supercilious

  • pompous

  • imperious

  • sniffy

  • lofty

  • huffy

  • haughty

  • smug

  • highfalutin

  • high—and—mighty

  • toploftical

  • authoritarian

  • peremptory

  • hifalutin

  • chesty

  • patronizing

  • self—assertive

  • high—handed

  • high—hat

  • overweening

  • saucy

  • vain

  • bossy

  • disdainful

  • impudent

  • snobbish

  • magisterial

  • condescending

  • pontifical

  • snobby

  • bragging

  • vainglorious

  • impertinent

  • pontificating

  • boastful

  • lordly

  • self—asserting

  • egocentric

  • bombastic

  • stiff—necked

  • snooty

  • narcissistic

  • self—affected

  • cocky

  • complacent

  • uninhibited

  • hubristic

  • conceited

  • egotistic

  • blusterous

  • egoistic

  • forward

  • braggy

  • prideful

  • swaggering

  • self—pleased

  • self—applauding

  • egotistical

  • egoistical

  • immodest

  • extroverted

  • orgulous

  • braggart

  • blustery

  • self—centered

  • self—flattering

  • self—complacent

  • self—satisfied

  • stuck—up

  • unreserved

  • brash

  • self—conceited

  • self—loving

  • self—promoting

  • extraverted


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • modest

  • humble

  • unpretentious

  • lowly

  • timid

  • subdued

  • unarrogant

  • shy

  • passive

  • shrinking

  • diffident

  • unobtrusive

  • introverted

  • bashful

  • sheepish

  • compliant

  • quiet

  • unassuming

  • deferential

  • demure

  • unaggressive

  • mousy

  • submissive

  • overmodest

  • meek

  • unassertive

  • acquiescent

  • yielding

  • reserved

  • self—critical

  • cringing

  • retiring

  • mousey

  • self—doubting

  • cowering

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  • modest

  • humble

  • unpretentious

  • lowly

  • timid

  • subdued

  • unarrogant

  • shy

  • passive

  • shrinking

  • diffident

  • unobtrusive

  • introverted

  • bashful

  • sheepish

  • compliant

  • quiet

  • unassuming

  • deferential

  • demure

  • unaggressive

  • mousy

  • submissive

  • overmodest

  • meek

  • unassertive

  • acquiescent

  • yielding

  • reserved

  • self—critical

  • cringing

  • retiring

  • mousey

  • self—doubting

  • cowering

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4

as in proud

having too high an opinion of oneself

oh, you’re so important—you think the world revolves around you

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • proud

  • smug

  • vain

  • arrogant

  • confident

  • consequential

  • assured

  • selfish

  • domineering

  • biggety

  • vainglorious

  • complacent

  • conceited

  • egotistic

  • egoistic

  • prideful

  • bigheaded

  • pompous

  • swellheaded

  • egotistical

  • egoistical

  • self—important

  • biggity

  • superior

  • fastuous

  • bragging

  • toplofty

  • self—satisfied

  • stuck—up

  • masterful

  • snobbish

  • assumptive

  • overweening

  • cavalier

  • bombastic

  • uppity

  • boastful

  • snobby

  • self—conceited

  • braggy

  • cocky

  • uppish

  • bumptious

  • disdainful

  • supercilious

  • presuming

  • snooty

  • pontifical

  • blusterous

  • pretentious

  • swaggering

  • overconfident

  • presumptuous

  • huffy

  • haughty

  • lofty

  • braggart

  • self—opinionated

  • imperious

  • blustery

  • chesty

  • patronizing

  • peremptory

  • high—and—mighty

  • toploftical

  • highfalutin

  • condescending

  • hifalutin

  • self—affected

  • self—assertive

  • high—hat

  • self—confident

  • self—gratulatory

  • self—applauding

  • self—assured

  • self—adulatory

  • high—handed

  • holier—than—thou

  • lordly

  • self—contented

  • self—dramatizing

  • self—engrossed

  • self—asserting

  • self—centered

  • self—glorifying

  • self—congratulatory

  • self—promoting


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  • modest

  • humble

  • diffident

  • uncomplacent

  • timid

  • egoless

  • unpretentious

  • unassuming

  • meek

  • unassertive

  • self—reproachful

  • self—distrustful

  • self—reproving

  • self—critical

  • shrinking

  • unarrogant

  • introverted

  • shy

  • bashful

  • overmodest

  • sheepish

  • retiring

  • self—doubting

  • demure

  • mousy

  • down—to—earth

  • mousey

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  • modest

  • humble

  • diffident

  • uncomplacent

  • timid

  • egoless

  • unpretentious

  • unassuming

  • meek

  • unassertive

  • self—reproachful

  • self—distrustful

  • self—reproving

  • self—critical

  • shrinking

  • unarrogant

  • introverted

  • shy

  • bashful

  • overmodest

  • sheepish

  • retiring

  • self—doubting

  • demure

  • mousy

  • down—to—earth

  • mousey

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Important

Synonyms: essential, significant, crucial, substantial

What Does “Important” Mean?

Important means “of great significance or value,” and when referring to a person, “having high rank or status.”

It was important for my daughter that the whole family attend her ballet recital.

A few other words you can use instead of important are:

  • essential
  • critical
  • consequential
  • meaningful
  • momentous
  • significant
  • influential
  • crucial
  • substantial
  • major
  • monumental
  • pivotal

What Are Antonyms for “Important”?

Words with opposite meanings from that of important include:

  • unimportant
  • insignificant
  • meaningless
  • unsubstantial
  • nonessential
  • useless
  • unnecessary
  • minor

What Are Other Word Forms of “Important?”

The word important has a few other word forms. Here’s how to use them in a sentence:

1) Importantly: adverb used to state/emphasize a significant matter

Most importantly, though, the young siblings were reunited.

Importantly can also be used to refer to a self-important or pompous manner.

The man talked importantly, as if he were the President of the United States instead of just the president of the apartment complex.

2) Importance: noun used to refer to the quality of being important

It was of upmost importance for the package to be delivered on time.

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This approach to community policing and its focus on dealing with low level crime is important and over the last 40 years the direction of the police, particularly in London has oscillated between the ‘Bobby on the beat’ and dealing with the big, ’important’ crimes that the Police Federation and John Denham Chair of the Home Office Select Committee seem to want them to go back to pursuing. ❋ Jo Christie-Smith (2007)

The occasion, by the way, need not be really important, but, as in this imaginary case of the boil, if it _seems important_ to the woman, irritation will outweigh the physical sensation. » ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

So-and-so was always a name important enough for her to recognize, and he always said it in a sort of fake bored way that irritated her. ❋ Barbara Chepaitis (2003)

Asked about the hearings, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the White House welcomes congressional participation on what he called an important issue. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Whether his a guess or registered the important is the contribution of his comment .. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Were you surprised at what they defined as important issues? ❋ Anthea Raymond (2010)

That’s what I call important information for making an intelligent decision in choosing whether to support a candidate or not. ❋ Unknown (2009)

President Abdullah Gul accuses U.S. politicians of sacrificing what he calls important matters for what he calls petty politics. ❋ Unknown (2007)

QUESTION: This was the most, what you call important week or holiest week for many world religions. ❋ Unknown (2002)

He charged that members of the Chiluba government were not paying attention to what he called important issues of national interest, stating: «They don’t know how civil wars start.» ❋ Unknown (1997)

He told a news conference the ANC dropped its opposition to what he called important proposals the government put forward on February ❋ Unknown (1994)

“It depends on what you call important,” says Cockie in his acerbic way. ❋ Brand, Christianna, 1907-1988 (1948)

He seems to have no predilection and no admirations except for what he calls important writers. ❋ Arthur Christopher Benson (1893)

‘Yes, that there is what I call the important question,’ added Ethan. ❋ Edward Sylvester Ellis (1878)

But he added that part of U.S. efforts to defend both Afghanistan and the U.S. homeland involve what he termed «important intelligence operations which we will continue to pursue.» ❋ Unknown (2011)

The archdiocese said Thursday it’s made «substantial progress» on what it called an «important undertaking,» but did not indicate when the list might be released ❋ By JAY LINDSAY (2011)

The archdiocese said Thursday it’s made «substantial progress» on what it called an «important undertaking,» but did not indicate when the list might be released seattletimes.com Friday, July 22 at noon.» title=»It’s almost time for the annual Matson on Music pre-Capitol Hill Block Party web show, streaming live on Sustalux offers vintage and designer ‘closet candy’ clothing at sweet prices ❋ Unknown (2011)

That [fuzzy], [warm] [feeling]! ❋ Biafra J (2004)

«The [vast majority] of our [imports] come from outside the country.»
— [George W. Bush] ❋ Zutroy (2004)

Computerized voice: «[Your call is important to us], [please stand by], an [operator] will be with you in a moment…(switches to annoying music)». ❋ OneBadAsp (2006)

she’s an import ❋ Anonymous (2003)

«My [badass] [import] is a [Toyota Supra].» ❋ Anonymous (2003)

[My name is] ‘Not Important’ ❋ PAXCAL (2015)

A-Dawgg & Lyndz have reached the very [apex] of [IMPORTALITY]. ❋ Dr. Lyndsy .BK & AdamO (2006)

[that fool] got in the import [scene] cuz he dont got no real [hobbies] that require real skill and knowledge. ❋ Ben_wallace (2003)

Yeah, man, I have made all the necessary [arrangements] for an import tonight; she’s coming [all the way] from Martyland, across state [lines]… ❋ Chizz (2004)

@Gabrielle1738: [Umm] this is important *posts article about her [school’s] [mascot]* ❋ TrillestOGBASEDWORLD (2016)

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  • critical
  • crucial
  • decisive
  • essential
  • extensive
  • far-reaching
  • great
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  • influential
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On this page you’ll find 223 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to important, such as: big, critical, crucial, decisive, essential, and extensive.

antonyms for important

  • dull
  • inessential
  • insignificant
  • little
  • meaningless
  • miniature
  • minor
  • narrow
  • optional
  • secondary
  • short
  • small
  • tiny
  • trivial
  • uncritical
  • unimportant
  • unnecessary
  • useless
  • voluntary
  • weak
  • inappreciable
  • nonessential
  • powerless
  • unknown
  • unsubstantial
  • worthless
  • common
  • impotent
  • incapable
  • ineffective
  • normal
  • ordinary
  • unimportant
  • usual
  • weak
  • inappreciable
  • insignificant
  • little
  • nonessential
  • powerless
  • small
  • trivial
  • unknown
  • unsubstantial
  • worthless

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