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   important

   /ɪmˈpɔːtnt/

   adjective

   • 1. of great significance or value: "important habitats for wildlife" Similar mainchiefprincipalkeymajorsalientprimedominantforemostsupremepredominantparamountoverridingcardinalcrucialvitalindispensablecriticalessentialsignificanturgentcentralfundamentalbasicinformal:number-oneof valuevaluablevaluedusefulof usebeneficialnecessaryessentialindispensablevitalof the essenceof concernof interestrelevantpertinentmaterialgermaneOpposite unimportantinessentialunimportantirrelevant
   • ▪ (of a person) having high rank or status: "an important senator" Similar powerfulinfluentialof influencewell connectedhigh-rankinghigh-leveltop-levelcontrollingdominantformidableprominenteminentpre-eminentnotablenoteworthyof notedistinguishedesteemedrespectedprestigiouscelebratedfamousgreatgrandleadingforemostoutstandinginformal:bigbig timemajor leaguebig leagueOpposite unimportantinsignificant
   • ▪ (of an artist or artistic work) significantly original and influential: "writers as important as Hopkins" Similar significantconsequentialmomentousof great momentof importof great importof great consequencefar-reachingmajorcriticalcrucialvitalpivotaldecisiveurgentepoch-makinghistoricseminalseriousgravesubstantialweightysignalmaterialOpposite unimportanttrivial

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin important- ‘being of consequence’, from the verb importare (see import).

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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. tectonic. exceptional. monumental. momentous. pivotal. distinguished. remarkable.

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