important

 
  Grep  of  noun  important 
  important  person 
  very  important  person 
 
  Overview  of  adj  important 
 
  The  adj  important  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (156)  important,  of  import  --  (of  great  significance  or  value;  "important  people";  "the  important  questions  of  the  day") 
  2.  (4)  significant,  important  --  (important  in  effect  or  meaning;  "a  significant  change  in  tax  laws";  "a  significant  change  in  the  Constitution";  "a  significant  contribution";  "significant  details";  "statistically  significant") 
  3.  (2)  crucial,  important  --  (of  extreme  importance;  vital  to  the  resolution  of  a  crisis;  "a  crucial  moment  in  his  career";  "a  crucial  election";  "a  crucial  issue  for  women") 
  4.  (1)  authoritative,  important  --  (having  authority  or  ascendancy  or  influence;  "an  important  official";  "the  captain's  authoritative  manner") 
  5.  important  --  (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  of  adj  important 
 
  5  senses  of  important 
 
  Sense  1 
  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  unimportant  (vs.  important) 
  =>  fiddling,  footling,  lilliputian,  little,  Mickey  Mouse,  niggling,  piddling,  piffling,  petty,  picayune,  trivial 
  =>  immaterial,  indifferent 
  =>  lightweight 
  =>  nickel-and-dime,  small-time 
  =>  potty 
  =>  inconsequent,  inconsequential 
 
  Sense  2 
  significant  (vs.  insignificant),  important 
 
 
  Sense  3 
  crucial  (vs.  noncrucial),  important 
 
 
  Sense  4 
  authoritative,  important 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  influential)  ->  uninfluential 
 
  Sense  5 
  important 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  immodest)  ->  modest 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  important 
 
  5  senses  of  important 
 
  Sense  1 
  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
  =>  all-important(postnominal),  all  important(prenominal),  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence(prenominal) 
  =>  alpha 
  =>  arch(postnominal),  boss(postnominal),  chief(postnominal),  head(postnominal),  top(postnominal) 
  =>  big 
  =>  burning(postnominal) 
  =>  cardinal,  central,  fundamental,  key,  primal 
  =>  chief(postnominal),  main(postnominal),  primary(postnominal),  principal(postnominal) 
  =>  consequential,  eventful 
  =>  Copernican 
  =>  distinguished,  eminent,  great 
  =>  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty 
  =>  historic 
  =>  in-chief(predicate) 
  =>  measurable 
  =>  most-valuable 
  =>  serious 
  =>  strategic 
  =>  useful,  valuable,  of  value 
  Also  See->  essential#2;  significant#1,  important#2;  valuable#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  significant  (vs.  insignificant),  important 
  =>  big  momentous 
  =>  earthshaking,  world-shaking,  world-shattering 
  =>  epochal,  epoch-making 
  =>  evidential,  evidentiary 
  =>  fundamental,  profound 
  =>  monumental 
  =>  noteworthy,  remarkable 
  =>  probative 
  =>  operative,  key 
  =>  portentous,  prodigious 
  =>  head(postnominal) 
  =>  large 
  Also  See->  important#1,  of  import#1;  meaningful#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  crucial  (vs.  noncrucial),  important 
  =>  critical,  decisive 
  =>  life-and-death,  life-or-death 
  =>  pivotal,  polar 
  Also  See->  critical#6;  decisive#1;  essential#2 
 
  Sense  4 
  authoritative,  important 
  =>  influential  (vs.  uninfluential) 
 
  Sense  5 
  important 
  =>  immodest  (vs.  modest) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  important 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  important 
 
  Sense  1 
  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
  =>  importance 
 
  Sense  2 
  significant  (vs.  insignificant),  important 
  =>  significance 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  important 
 
  important  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  important 
  all-important 
  all  important 
  important 
  important-looking 
  self-important 
  unimportant 
 
  Overview  of  adj  important 
 
  The  adj  important  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (156)  important,  of  import  --  (of  great  significance  or  value;  "important  people";  "the  important  questions  of  the  day") 
  2.  (4)  significant,  important  --  (important  in  effect  or  meaning;  "a  significant  change  in  tax  laws";  "a  significant  change  in  the  Constitution";  "a  significant  contribution";  "significant  details";  "statistically  significant") 
  3.  (2)  crucial,  important  --  (of  extreme  importance;  vital  to  the  resolution  of  a  crisis;  "a  crucial  moment  in  his  career";  "a  crucial  election";  "a  crucial  issue  for  women") 
  4.  (1)  authoritative,  important  --  (having  authority  or  ascendancy  or  influence;  "an  important  official";  "the  captain's  authoritative  manner") 
  5.  important  --  (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") 

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