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.
What Are Other Words for “Important”?
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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