Adjectives of important

IMPORTANT Synonyms: 142 Synonyms & Antonyms for IMPORTANT

See definition of important on Dictionary.com

• adj.valuable, substantial
• adj.eminent, influential, outstanding

synonyms for important

• big
• critical
• crucial
• decisive
• essential
• extensive
• far-reaching
• great
• imperative
• influential
• large
• meaningful
• necessary
• paramount
• relevant
• serious
• significant
• urgent
• vital
• big-league
• bottom-line
• chief
• considerable
• conspicuous
• determining
• earnest
• esteemed
• exceptional
• exigent
• foremost
• front-page
• grave
• heavy
• importunate
• marked
• material
• mattering much
• momentous
• of moment
• of note
• of substance
• ponderous
• pressing
• primary
• principal
• salient
• signal
• something
• standout
• weighty

See also synonyms for: importantly / unimportant

• effective
• extraordinary
• noteworthy
• powerful
• prominent
• remarkable
• solid
• aristocratic
• big-time
• big-wheel
• distinctive
• distinguished
• esteemed
• famous
• first-class
• foremost
• four-star
• front-page
• grand
• heavy
• high-level
• high-profile
• high-ranking
• high-up
• honored
• illustrious
• imposing
• incomparable
• leading
• majestic
• major-league
• noble
• notable
• noted
• of note
• page-one
• potent
• preeminent
• seminal
• signal
• superior
• talented
• top-drawer
• top-notch
• upper-class
• VIP
• well-known

antonyms for important

MOST RELEVANT

• dull
• inessential
• insignificant
• little
• meaningless
• miniature
• minor
• narrow
• optional
• secondary
• short
• small
• tiny
• trivial
• uncritical
• unimportant
• unnecessary
• useless
• voluntary
• weak
• inappreciable
• nonessential
• powerless
• unknown
• unsubstantial
• worthless

• common
• impotent
• incapable
• ineffective
• normal
• ordinary
• unimportant
• usual
• weak
• inappreciable
• insignificant
• little
• nonessential
• powerless
• small
• trivial
• unknown
• unsubstantial
• worthless

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The most important thing you can do when you’re in the 50 Best is enjoy it, because it’s not going to last.

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If we had much smaller testing, would have fewer, but we feel that having testing is a very important thing.

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This change we are striving for is necessary and important and should not be done in secret.

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It was important to the AAC that I’m an authentic climber—building a lifestyle around climbing—but wasn’t important to know what or what not I’ve climbed.

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But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.

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WORDS RELATED TO IMPORTANT

• effective
• forceful
• important
• influential
• powerful
• significant

• big-deal
• big-time
• blue-chip
• chief
• critical
• crucial
• exceptional
• foremost
• four-star
• front-page
• great
• high-power
• important
• impressive
• influential
• large
• leading
• major
• playing hard ball
• prominent
• significant

• big-deal
• big-league
• big-shot
• blue-chip
• foremost
• important
• impressive
• influential
• large
• leading
• major
• major-league
• prominent
• significant

• cardinal
• critical
• crucial
• essential
• fundamental
• important
• indispensable
• necessary
• underlying
• vital

• basic
• cardinal
• central
• chief
• controlling
• dominant
• first
• foremost
• fundamental
• important
• leading
• major
• number one
• outstanding
• overruling
• paramount
• predominant
• preeminent
• primary
• prime
• principal
• prominent
• underlying
• vital

• acclaimed
• big
• big-name
• eminent
• famed
• glorious
• great
• high-powered
• high-profile
• illustrious
• immortal
• important
• large
• laureate
• lionized
• notable
• number one
• numero uno
• outstanding
• popular
• preeminent
• prominent
• renowned
• revered
• storied
• up there
• well-known

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195 Synonyms & Antonyms of CONSEQUENTIAL

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consequential

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1

as in resultant

coming as a result his high-fat diet and the consequential weight gain

• resultant

• consequent

• accompanying

• attendant

• concomitant

• due (to)

• coincident

• causal

• causal

2

as in important

having great meaning or lasting effect the American Civil War is often regarded as the nation's most consequential event since its founding

• important

• significant

• major

• historic

• meaningful

• momentous

• big

• substantial

• tectonic

• monumental

• eventful

• exceptional

• much

• decisive

• pivotal

• earthshaking

• earth-shattering

• material

• distinguished

• remarkable

• noteworthy

• serious

• weighty

• notable

• strategic

• outstanding

• crucial

• distinctive

• fatal

• seminal

• worthy

• valuable

• prominent

• fateful

• outstanding

• worthwhile

• great

• impressive

• sincere

• critical

• earnest

• famous

• key

• eminent

• essential

• grave

• illustrious

• prestigious

• central

• notorious

• vital

• heavy

• noble

• all-important

• renowned

• preeminent

• inconsequential

• unimportant

• trivial

• insignificant

• small

• minor

• little

• negligible

• trifling

• inconsiderable

• slight

• worthless

• petty

• unknown

• paltry

• obscure

• anonymous

• nameless

• uncelebrated

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• inconsequential

• unimportant

• trivial

• insignificant

• small

• minor

• little

• negligible

• trifling

• inconsiderable

• slight

• worthless

• petty

• unknown

• paltry

• obscure

• anonymous

• nameless

• uncelebrated

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3

as in smug

having too high an opinion of oneself for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company

• important

• smug

• proud

• arrogant

• vainglorious

• vain

• domineering

• selfish

• egotistic

• biggety

• complacent

• egoistic

• confident

• pompous

• prideful

• conceited

• self-important

• egotistical

• egoistical

• assured

• overweening

• bigheaded

• swellheaded

• bombastic

• assumptive

• bumptious

• blusterous

• self-conceited

• self-satisfied

• biggity

• supercilious

• cavalier

• stuck-up

• boastful

• uppity

• uppish

• masterful

• swaggering

• superior

• pontifical

• snobbish

• disdainful

• bragging

• braggart

• blustery

• braggy

• cocky

• fastuous

• pretentious

• peremptory

• imperious

• huffy

• overconfident

• snobby

• haughty

• snooty

• self-opinionated

• presumptuous

• presuming

• toplofty

• chesty

• patronizing

• lofty

• high-handed

• self-assertive

• condescending

• highfalutin

• high-and-mighty

• toploftical

• hifalutin

• high-hat

• self-asserting

• self-contented

• self-dramatizing

• self-adulatory

• self-assured

• lordly

• self-confident

• self-gratulatory

• holier-than-thou

• self-congratulatory

• self-glorifying

• self-affected

• self-applauding

• self-centered

• self-engrossed

• self-promoting

• modest

• humble

• diffident

• timid

• uncomplacent

• unpretentious

• meek

• unassuming

• egoless

• unassertive

• self-critical

• self-reproachful

• self-reproving

• self-doubting

• sheepish

• self-distrustful

• shrinking

• unarrogant

• introverted

• bashful

• mousy

• shy

• overmodest

• retiring

• demure

• down-to-earth

• mousey

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• modest

• humble

• diffident

• timid

• uncomplacent

• unpretentious

• meek

• unassuming

• egoless

• unassertive

• self-critical

• self-reproachful

• self-reproving

• self-doubting

• sheepish

• self-distrustful

• shrinking

• unarrogant

• introverted

• bashful

• mousy

• shy

• overmodest

• retiring

• demure

• down-to-earth

• mousey

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afraid [əˈlaɪv]

alive

alive

[ˈæŋgri]

angry

angry

[ˈɔːfəl]

awful

disgusting

[bæd]

bad

bad

[ˈbjuːtɪfəl]

beautiful

beautiful

[bɪg]

big

big

[bɔːd]

bored

bored

[breɪv]

brave

Brave

[brɪt]

bright

bright

[ˈbrəukən]

broken

broken

[ˈbɪzi]

busy

busy

[kɑːm]

calm

calm

[ˈkeəfəl]

careful

careful

[kliːn]

clean

clean

[klɪər]

clear

clear

[ˈklevər]

clever

clever

[kəʊld]

cold

cold

[ˈkʌmpfətəbl̩]

comfortable

comfortable

[ˈkreɪzi]

crazy

crazy

[ˈkruːəl]

cruel

cruel

[ˈkjʊəriəs]

curious

curious

[ˈdeɪndʒərəs]

dangerous

dangerous

[dɑːk]

dark

dark

[ded]

dead

dead

[dɪˈprest]

depressed [dɪˈtɜːmɪnd]

determined

determined

[ˈdɪfərənt]

different

other

[ˈdɪfɪkəlt]

difficult

difficult

[ˈdə:tɪ]

dirty

dirty

[dɪˈstɜːbd]

disturbed

disturbed

[draɪ]

dry

dry

[ˈə:lɪ]

early

early

[ˈiːzi]

easy

easy

[ɪmˈbærəst]

embarrassed

embarrassed

[ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk]

enthusiastic

enthusiastic

[ˈiːvəl]

evil

evil

[ɪkˈsaɪtɪd]

excited

excited

[fɒls]

false

false

[ˈfeɪməs]

famous

famous

[fɑːst]

fast

fast

[faɪn]

fine

fine

[ˈfu:lɪʃ]

foolish

reckless

[freʃ]

fresh

fresh

[ˈfriendli]

friendly

friendly

[ˈfʌni]

funny

funny

[gʊd]

good

good

[ˈhæpi]

happy

happy

[hɑːd]

hard

heavy

[ˈhelθi]

healthy

healthy

[ˌhaɪˈpɪtʃt]

high-pitched

shrill

[hɒt]

hot

hot

[hjuːdʒ]

huge

huge

[ˈhʌŋgri]

hungry

hungry

[ɪmˈpɔːtənt]

important

important

[ɪmˈpɒsɪbl̩]

impossible

impossible

[lɑːdʒ]

large

large

[leɪt]

late

late

[ˈlɪtl]

little

little

[ˈləʊnli]

lonely

lonely

[lɒŋ]

long

long

[laud]

loud

loud

[ˈlʌvli]

lovely [ˈlʌki]

lucky

lucky

[ˈnærəʊ]

narrow

narrow

[nju:]

new

new

[naɪs]

nice

nice

[ˈnɔɪzi]

noisy

noisy

[əʊld]

old

old

[ˈpɜːfekt]

perfect

perfect

[ˈplezənt]

pleasant

pleasant

[pɔːr]

poor

poor

[praʊd]

proud

proud

[kwɪk]

quick

quick

[kwaɪət]

quiet

quiet

[rɪəl]

real

real

[rɪtʃ]

rich

rich

[seɪf]

safe

safe

[skeəd]

scared [ʃɔːt]

short

short

[ʃaɪ]

shy

shy

[ˈsaɪlənt]

silent

silent

[ˈsɪli]

silly

stupid

[sləʊ]

slow

slow

[smɔːl]

small

small

[sɔft]

soft

soft

[ˈstjuːpɪd]

stupid

stupid

[səkˈsesfəl]

successful

successful

[tɔːl]

tall

tall

[ˈteɪsti]

tasty

tasty

[ˈterəbl̩]

terrible

terrible

[ˈtaɪni]

tiny

tiny

[taɪəd]

tired

tired

[ˈʌgli]

ugly

ugly

[ʌnˈhæpɪ]

unhappy

unhappy

[wi:k]

weak

weak

[ˈwɪkɪd]

wicked

vicious

[waɪd]

wide

wide

[ˈwʌrid]

worried

anxious

[jʌŋ]

young

young

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Degrees of comparison of adjectives in English

An adjective in English is a part of speech that describes, indicates a distinctive feature of a person, phenomenon or object and usually stands before the word being described: blue fish, old donkey, big house etc.

In English there are three degrees of comparison of adjectives: positive (the initial form given in the dictionary), comparative and superlative.

The comparative degree of an adjective is used to compare two or more things. When comparing, union 9 is used0612 –e (the so-called “silent e”), then when - er is added, it disappears: simple - simpler (simple - easier), polite - politer (polite - more polite) .

If the adjective has the ending -y , then when the comparative degree of comparison is formed, -y changes to -i : easy - easier (light - easier), dirty - dirtier (dirty - dirtier), happy – happy (happy - happier).

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The correct order of adjectives in English: rules and examples

When an adjective ends with a consonant, which is preceded by a short vowel, this consonant is doubled to form a comparative degree: big - bigger small – smaller more and less ).