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Synonyms for importance
noun significance, weight

priority
attention
influence
effect
value
gravity
seriousness
consequence
emphasis
usefulness

interest
sense
relevance
concern
bearing
momentousness
force
precedence
point
materiality

tenor
signification
standing
purport
accent
denotation
paramountcy
caliber
gist
drift

moment
substance
import
notability
stress
preponderance
distinction
concernment
preponderancy
weightiness

Antonyms for importance

commencement
source
disadvantage
insignificance

inferiority
unimportance
beginning
cause

origin
start
disinterest

Synonyms
noun prominence, standing

consequence
status
influence
usefulness
rank

worth
note
reputation
esteem
notability

greatness
distinction
eminence
mark
fame

conspicuousness
salience
lionization
noteworthiness

Antonyms

insignificance

unimportance

Concept Thesaurus for word importance
2. Subservience to ends; degree of subservience
Synonyms – noun

importance
consideration
significance
greatness
value (goodness)
solemnity
urgency
notabilia
great point
cardinal point
head and front
essential part
salt
nucleus
trump card (device)
prima donna
[U.S.]

consequence
mark
concern
superiority
usefulness
no joke
stress
great doings
main chance
substance, gist (essence)
important part
half the battle
core
keynote
salient points.
chief

moment
materialness.
emphasis
notability (repute)
gravity
no laughing matter
matter of life and death.
red-letter day.
“the be all and the end all”
sum and substance
principal part
sine qua non
kernel
keystone
top sawyer
triton among the minnows

prominence
import
interest.
weight (influence)
seriousness
pressure
memorabilia
great thing
[Macbeth]
gravamen
prominent part
breath of one’s nostrils (life) [more];cream
heart
cornerstone
first fiddle
“it”

Synonyms – verbs

be important
signify
carry weight (influence)
lead the way
lie at the root of
be worthy of regard
give importance to
set store by
write in italics
print in large letters
emphasize
make a stir about
make much of.

be somebody
matter
make a figure (repute)
take the lead
deserve notice
be worthy of consideration.
value
mark
put in italics
put in large type
lay stress on.
make a piece of work about

be something
boot
be in the ascendant
play first fiddle
merit notice
attach importance to
care for
mark with a white stone
print in italics
put in letters of gold
make a fuss about
make much ado about

import
be an object
come to the front
throw all else into the shade
be worthy of notice
ascribe importance to
set store upon
underline
print in capitals
accentuate
make a fuss over
make much ado of

Synonyms – adjectives

important
to the point
egregious
prominent
remarkable
never to be forgotten
serious
solemn
urgent

of importance
not to be overlooked
weighty (influential)
salient
unforgettable
stirring
earnest
impressive
pressing

momentous
not to be despised
of note (repute)
signal
worthy of remark
eventful.
noble
commanding
critical

material
not to be sneezed at
notable
memorable
worthy of notice
grave
grand
imposing.
instant.

Synonyms – phrases
expende Hannibalem! [Juvenal].
Antonyms

unimportance

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Other adjectives related to importance

all
considerable
egregious
first
imposing
leading
memorable
noble
notable
overruling
primary
radical
serious
stirring
trenchant
worthy of notice

cardinal
critical
emphatic
grand
impressive
main
momentous
not to be despised
of importance
paramount
prime
rare
signal
substantive
urgent
worthy of remark

chief
earnest
essential
grave
in the front rank
marked
monsterful
not to be overlooked
of note
pregnant
principal
remarkable
significant
superior
vital

commanding
ecbatic
eventful
important
instant
material
never to be forgotten
not to be sneezed at
of vital importance
pressing
prominent
salient
solemn
telling
weighty

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