important

Speech parts

1. important - Adjective

2. important - Verb

3. important - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.

Bearing on; forcible; driving.

Importunate; pressing; urgent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

significant weighty necessary essential crucial key central major material paramount critical serious notable fundamental substantial
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Antonyms

unimportant slight negligible petty minor secondary
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Related terms

importance import

Phrases with the word

very important person important thing important point most important be important less important

Examples

The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it's all that matters. Audrey Hepburn

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. Peter Drucker

A free press is even more important than a free government. George Clooney

Education is more important than origin. Japanese Proverb

Don't make a fence more expensive or more important than what it is fencing. Jewish Proverb

Experience is more important than theory. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

importance of numbers importance within a society importancy important analysis important angle important assistant