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Synonyms for significance
sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənssig·nif·i·cance
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Princeton's WordNet
significancenoun
the quality of being significant
"do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
Synonyms:
meaning, import, implication, significationAntonyms:
insignificancesignificance, 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, implicationAntonyms:
insignificancemeaning, 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, implicationAntonyms:
insignificance
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
significancenoun
significancenoun
Synonyms:
importance, consequence, weight, moment
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
significancenoun
Synonyms:
meaning, import, consequence, importance, force
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "significance":
importance, meaning, relevance, important, scope, weight, sense, significant, interest, prominence, value, emphasis
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#410 | value | |
#573 | important | |
#653 | interest | |
#887 | weight | |
#1406 | significant | |
#1568 | sense | |
#2258 | moment | |
#2764 | meaning | |
#2780 | import | |
#2946 | importance | |
#3270 | scope | |
#4308 | substance | |
#4487 | emphasis | |
#6192 | significance | |
#7211 | relevance | |
#8419 | consequence | |
#11400 | deduction | |
#17846 | implication | |
#23426 | importation | |
#25645 | prominence | |
#65094 | signification | |
#89358 | entailment |
How to use significance in a sentence?
I would not call it strategic significance, but it definitively has a significant local significance in terms of the fight in southern Afghanistan.
To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.
The capacity to care is what gives life its most deepest significance.
Of what significance is one's one existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life The bitter and the sweet come from outside. The hard from within, from one's own efforts. For the most part I do what my own nature drives me to do. It is embarrassing to earn such respect and love for it.
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk
Translations for significance
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- معنىArabic
- significatCatalan, Valencian
- významCzech
- pwysigrwyddWelsh
- BedeutungGerman
- σημασία, νόημαGreek
- significadoSpanish
- tärkeys, merkitys, tarkoitusFinnish
- significationFrench
- tábhachtIrish
- ciall, cudthrom, brìghScottish Gaelic
- jelentés, jelentőség, fontosság, értelemHungarian
- maknaIndonesian
- significanzaItalian
- 意義, 重要性, 意味Japanese
- សារៈសំខាន់Khmer
- 중요성Korean
- importantie, belang, betekenisDutch
- significância, significadoPortuguese
- importanță, semnificativitate, semnificanțăRomanian
- значение, смыслRussian
- vážnōst, znáčēnje, znȁčājSerbo-Croatian
- betydelseSwedish
- ความสำคัญ, ความหมายThai
- önem, anlam, manaTurkish
- ý nghĩaVietnamese
- 意义Chinese
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