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important definition
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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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