Thesaurus:important

Thesaurus

important

English

Adjective

Sense: having relevant and crucial value

Synonyms

• big    [⇒ thesaurus]
• central
• consequential
• critical
• crucial
• epochful
• essential
• extraordinary
• fateful
• fatefraught (archaic, rare)
• fatesome (rare)
• heavy
• high on the totem pole
• historic
• innegligible
• key
• life-or-death
• meaningful
• necessary
• noted
• noticeable
• observable
• outstanding
• paramount
• pertinent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• relevant
• remarkable
• salient
• significant
• unignorable
• valuable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• vital
• weighty

Hyponyms

• momentous
• ominous    [⇒ thesaurus]
• portentous
• ----
• memorable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• notable    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• unimportant
• ignorable
• inconsequential
• insignificant    [⇒ thesaurus]
• minor    [⇒ thesaurus]
• negligible
• trivial
• unremarkable

See also

• Thesaurus:strange

Further reading

• “642. importance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “important” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.