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1. important

adjective. [‘ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt’] of great significance or value.

Antonyms

  • worthless
  • inessential
  • unimportant
  • unimportance
  • insignificant
  • inessentiality
  • peripheral

Synonyms

  • valuable
  • burning
  • cardinal
  • importance
  • central

2. self-important

adjective. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride.

Antonyms

  • humble
  • modest
  • unimpressive
  • frail

Synonyms

  • proud
  • arrogant

Etymology

  • self-important (English)
  • important (English)
  • self- (English)

3. all-important

adjective. of the greatest importance.

Antonyms

  • unimportant
  • noncritical
  • inessential
  • indecisive
  • noncrucial
  • immaterial
  • expendable

Synonyms

  • crucial
  • essential
  • important
  • of import
  • all important

4. important-looking

adjective. impressive in appearance.

Antonyms

  • unimpressive
  • unmoving

Synonyms

  • impressive

5. important

adjective. [‘ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt’] important in effect or meaning.

Antonyms

  • insignificance
  • meaningless
  • insignificant
  • small
  • little
  • lowercase
  • ordinary

Synonyms

  • significance
  • profound
  • large
  • epochal
  • evidential

6. important

adjective. [‘ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt’] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis.

Antonyms

  • noncritical
  • inessential
  • indecisive
  • noncrucial
  • unworthy
  • cheap
  • ordinal

Synonyms

  • crucial
  • pivotal
  • decisive
  • essential
  • life-or-death

7. important

adjective. [‘ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt’] having authority or ascendancy or influence.

Antonyms

  • uninfluential
  • nonpregnant
  • loser

Synonyms

  • influential

8. important

adjective. [‘ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt’] having or suggesting a consciousness of high position.

Antonyms

  • modest
  • bad

Synonyms

  • immodest

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  1. important

    Antonyms:
    insignificant, trivial, inexpressive, irrelevant, inconsiderable, petty, mean, uninfluential, secondary, unimportant, minor

    Synonyms:
    significant, expressive, relevant, main, leading, considerable, great, dignified, influential, weighty, momentous, material, grave, essential

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  1. important, of importadjective

    of great significance or value

    «important people»; «the important questions of the day»

    Antonyms:
    lightweight, immaterial, fiddling, indifferent, unimportant, uninfluential, little, piffling, piddling, modest, potty, lilliputian, inconsequent, nickel-and-dime, inconsequential, petty, small-time, footling, picayune, trivial, niggling

    Synonyms:
    authoritative, crucial, significant, of import

  2. significant, importantadjective

    important in effect or meaning

    «a significant change in tax laws»; «a significant change in the Constitution»; «a significant contribution»; «significant details»; «statistically significant»

    Antonyms:
    footling, immaterial, piffling, lilliputian, unimportant, small-time, nickel-and-dime, modest, inconsequent, little, niggling, inconsequential, fiddling, lightweight, trivial, piddling, uninfluential, indifferent, potty, petty, picayune

    Synonyms:
    substantial, significant, meaning(a), of import, pregnant, authoritative, crucial

  3. crucial, importantadjective

    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

    «a crucial moment in his career»; «a crucial election»; «a crucial issue for women»

    Antonyms:
    piddling, potty, inconsequential, small-time, lightweight, trivial, fiddling, piffling, immaterial, nickel-and-dime, little, lilliputian, inconsequent, niggling, uninfluential, indifferent, modest, petty, picayune, unimportant, footling

    Synonyms:
    essential, all important(p), all-important(a), significant, of import, authoritative, crucial, of the essence(p)

  4. authoritative, importantadjective

    having authority or ascendancy or influence

    «an important official»; «the captain’s authoritative manner»

    Antonyms:
    uninfluential, little, trivial, unimportant, footling, potty, niggling, modest, nickel-and-dime, inconsequent, picayune, small-time, piddling, inconsequential, immaterial, petty, indifferent, fiddling, lightweight, piffling, lilliputian

    Synonyms:
    authorised, significant, classic, authorized, of import, crucial, authoritative, definitive, classical

  5. importantadjective

    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»

    Antonyms:
    nickel-and-dime, inconsequent, small-time, inconsequential, piffling, fiddling, little, trivial, indifferent, niggling, modest, potty, footling, petty, piddling, immaterial, lilliputian, picayune, lightweight, uninfluential, unimportant

    Synonyms:
    authoritative, crucial, significant, of import

How to use important in a sentence?

  1. Courtney Allen:

    I think one of the important things is to identify in what stage of the process kids are injuring themselves, is it because they’re pulling it down themselves from the microwave ? Is it because when they walk they’re not coordinated enough and they spill ? Or is it actually when they’re eating it that it’s tipping ?

  2. Giselle Fetterman:

    I think he deserves a month break to come back as strong as ever, this is going to be a tough race and a really important race. I want him to be fully ready for it.

  3. Sven Spichiger:

    This new report continues to underscore how important public reporting is for all suspected invasive species, but especially Asian giant hornet, we’ll now be setting traps in the area and encouraging citizen scientists to trap in Snohomish and King counties.

  4. Nikolas Franks:

    I had to run, the emotional sort of counseling that I went through, the therapy just in running, it was important for me.

  5. Erica Reischer:

    Twenty to 30 minutes of extra sleep can really improve children’s mood, ability to manage their emotions and to behave better in challenging situations, sleep is a lot more important than we give it credit for.

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important

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Definition of importantnext

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


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • 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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a serious issue

an urgent issue

a relevant issue

a major issue

a critical issue

important differences

significant differences

considerable differences

substantial differences

notable differences

crucial differences

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a major contribution

an invaluable contribution

a valuable contribution

a vital contribution

a key contribution

an important role

an integral role

an influential role

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an essential role

a necessary role

important implications

major implications

serious implications

considerable implications

huge implications

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