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[ adjective ] of great significance or value
Synonyms Examples "important people" "the important questions of the day" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Because of its important game with Arkansas coming_up Saturday , Baylor worked_out in the rain Monday - mud or no mud . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)That is why it is important to invest in comfortable , airy types of shoes . Orange and lemon are considered important as are such pastels as blue and lilac . ("Editorials"...)The appointment of U_Thant of Burma as the U.N.'s Acting Secretary_General - at this writing , the choice appears to be certain - offers further proof that in politics it is more important to have no influential enemies than to have influential friends . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)During the making recently of an important Biblical film , some 40 volumes of research material and sketches not_only of costumes and interiors , but of architectural developments , sports_arenas , vehicles , and other paraphernalia were compiled , consulted , and complied with . |
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[ adjective ] important in effect or meaning
Synonyms Examples "a significant change in tax laws" "a significant change in the Constitution" "a significant contribution" "significant details" "statistically significant" Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)This is important to understanding the position that doctrinaire liberals found themselves in after World_War_2 , and our great democratic victory that brought no peace . (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)This is an important consideration . (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)Sometimes strong stress serves to focus an important secondary relationship . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)The important thing was that Burton had gone somewhere to meet a blackmailer with a gun in his pocket . |
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[ adjective ] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
Synonyms Examples "a crucial moment in his career" "a crucial election" "a crucial issue for women" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)How can you cash_in_on this fast-growing type of outlet and still maintain relationships with older existing outlets which are still important ? (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)The most important quality of the meanings is that they should be as definable as possible . Related terms noncrucial critical life-and-death pivotal essential decisive critical |
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[ adjective ] having authority or ascendancy or influence
Synonyms Examples "an important official" "the captain's authoritative manner" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
Examples "recited the decree with an important air" "took long important strides in the direction of his office" Related terms |
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