Synonyms for Important
ɪmˈpɔr tntim·por·tant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.4 / 7 votes

1. important

   Synonyms:
   significant, expressive, relevant, main, leading, considerable, great, dignified, influential, weighty, momentous, material, grave, essential

   Antonyms:
   insignificant, trivial, inexpressive, irrelevant, inconsiderable, petty, mean, uninfluential, secondary, unimportant, minor

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1. important, of importadjective

   of great significance or value

   "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

   Synonyms:
   authoritative, important, crucial, significant, of import

   Antonyms:
   lightweight, immaterial, fiddling, indifferent, unimportant, uninfluential, little, piffling, piddling, modest, potty, lilliputian, inconsequent, nickel-and-dime, inconsequential, petty, small-time, footling, picayune, trivial, niggling

2. significant, importantadjective

   important in effect or meaning

   "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

   Synonyms:
   substantial, significant, meaning(a), of import, pregnant, important, authoritative, crucial

   Antonyms:
   footling, immaterial, piffling, lilliputian, unimportant, small-time, nickel-and-dime, modest, inconsequent, little, niggling, inconsequential, fiddling, lightweight, trivial, piddling, uninfluential, indifferent, potty, petty, picayune

3. crucial, importantadjective

   of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

   "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

   Synonyms:
   essential, all important(p), all-important(a), significant, of import, important, authoritative, crucial, of the essence(p)

   Antonyms:
   piddling, potty, inconsequential, small-time, lightweight, trivial, fiddling, piffling, immaterial, nickel-and-dime, little, lilliputian, inconsequent, niggling, uninfluential, indifferent, modest, petty, picayune, unimportant, footling

4. authoritative, importantadjective

   having authority or ascendancy or influence

   "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"

   Synonyms:
   authorised, significant, classic, authorized, of import, important, crucial, authoritative, definitive, classical

   Antonyms:
   uninfluential, little, trivial, unimportant, footling, potty, niggling, modest, nickel-and-dime, inconsequent, picayune, small-time, piddling, inconsequential, immaterial, petty, indifferent, fiddling, lightweight, piffling, lilliputian

5. importantadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   authoritative, crucial, significant, of import

   Antonyms:
   nickel-and-dime, inconsequent, small-time, inconsequential, piffling, fiddling, little, trivial, indifferent, niggling, modest, potty, footling, petty, piddling, immaterial, lilliputian, picayune, lightweight, uninfluential, unimportant

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1. necessary

   every other thesaurus lists necessary as one synonym, and cambridge dictionary defines important as “necessary or of great value.”

   “eating is one of the most important things we do, because it’s necessary for life.”

   Submitted by SubHub3507 on May 25, 2021  

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1. importantadjective

   Synonyms:
   weighty, momentous, grave, serious, material, significant, of importance, of moment, of great weight

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. importantadjective

   Synonyms:
   momentous, material, essential, pompous, consequential

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1. List of paraphrases for "important":

   significant, major, importance, substantial, essential, large, vital, key, crucial, importantly, considerable, critical, significance, notices, prominent, great, relevant, valuable, serious, significant, big, sizeable, elham, fundamental, meaningful, main, ilham, strong, extensive, momentous, high, notable

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1. Ellen Zimiles:

   It's important that compliance people serve an independent role and can go head-to-head with a business person.

2. Angelica Varela:

   As conservation work, I mean were doing this so that eventually we dont have to keep doing it. Angelica Varela drove up from Phoenix with Angelica Varela friend, Brandi Kapos, who is an Olive Garden waitress and an Arizona State Univerisity conservation biology graduate. Shes looking to return to school to get a masters degree in Geographic Information Systems. Before Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos got their assignment from Jennifer Cordova for the night, they said they had energy drinks and candy. Angelica Varela said Angelica Varela was pumped. With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up, including Arizona State Univerisity biology graduates Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos. ( Fox News) Jennifer Cordova said the goal is to get the black-footed ferret off the endangered species list. Fox News important because wildlife dont have a say -- theydont have a voice out there, Holly Hicks said. So, its people like us who manage and try to keep that voice out there and people aware. Our passion comes from a lot of places. We love animals. We want to see wildlife in the future for future generations. Only found in North America, this wild animal differs from the European pet ferrets that are domesticated. The black-footed ferret was once thought extinct until 18 were found in 1981. Since then, recovery and breeding efforts have helped the black-footed ferret population grow. I kind of feel like its our duty.

3. Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler:

   His message is that this is important, that if we want to avert a nuclear bomb in Iranian hands, we have to vote yes for this, there's no other way. There are no other alternatives that bear close scrutiny.

4. Ankhi Das:

   It's rare that there's ever a clear answer on what regulation should look like, these are important decisions to get right as they impact millions of Indians that use the internet everyday.

5. Jonas Oransky:

   The FBI should have the time they need to complete a background check. It’s more important than expediting sales to people who shouldn’t have a gun.