Synonyms for significance
sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənssig·nif·i·cance

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1. significancenoun

   the quality of being significant

   "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, implication, signification

   Antonyms:
   insignificance

2. significance, import, implicationnoun

   a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

   "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, deduction, signification, entailment, conditional relation, logical implication, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   insignificance

3. meaning, significance, signification, importnoun

   the message that is intended or expressed or signified

   "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, substance, signification, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   insignificance

Matched Categories

1. • Importance
   • Meaning
   • Message

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1. significancenoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, purport, sense

2. significancenoun

   Synonyms:
   importance, consequence, weight, moment

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1. significancenoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, consequence, importance, force

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1. List of paraphrases for "significance":

   importance, meaning, relevance, important, scope, weight, sense, significant, interest, prominence, value, emphasis

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1. Christiane Wirtz:

   You can assume that this topic was on the agenda during the most recent talks between the chancellor and the Turkish prime minister, press freedom has very great significance to the German government.

2. Dawna Markova:

   I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible; to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.

3. Lynn Holzman:

   We appreciate the historical significance of moving the entire championship to one region and want to acknowledge the work by the Women’s Basketball Committee and staff, our hosts, local organizers and ESPN that has allowed us to make plans for a successful 2021 championship, we’re fortunate to be working with San Antonio, which features one of the most experienced local organizing committees in the country, and our No. 1 priority is to focus on creating and implementing safety controls in an environment for student-athletes, coaches, administrators, officials and everyone else associated with the championship.

4. Jason Marczak:

   The significance of the agreement that will be signed tomorrow cannot be underestimated, the peace deal will only further add to the sense that this is a completely new Colombia than the Colombia of 20 years ago.

5. Nelson Mandela:

   What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived; it is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.