importantly

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above all adv.
essentially adv.
par excellence adv.
principally adv.

ADVERB

above all

Synonyms

WEAK

chiefly especially in particular mainly most of all mostly primarily principally supremely

Antonyms

WEAK

lastly

ADVERB

essentially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually approximately necessarily originally permanently quite really substantially truly typically virtually

STRONG

fundamentally

WEAK

at heart at the heart of centrally characteristically chiefly determinately factually in effect in essence indispensably inherently intimately intrinsically materially more or less so naturally primarily principally radically significantly vitally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

apparently on the surface superficially

ADVERB

par excellence

Synonyms

WEAK

eminently incomparably preeminent preeminently superior superiorly supremely the most

ADVERB

principally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically chiefly first and foremost generally largely mostly notably particularly predominantly

STRONG

primarily

WEAK

above all before anything else cardinally dominantly eminently especially essentially first of all for the most part fundamentally in the first place in the main materially peculiarly preeminently prevailingly prevalently substantially superlatively supremely to a great degree universally vitally

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily trivially

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importantly

Perhaps most importantly, the restrictions could test Kyiv's ability to defend Ukraine against swarms of Russian drones.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

With 166 regular-season wins, Rodgers sits fifth on that list but, more importantly, his team look in decent shape in his final season.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

But social media is a very effective channel for consumers to discover new products, and perhaps more importantly for brands, learn new ways to use products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

More importantly, later research suggests that the effects of D-serine depend on the biological circumstances.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

More importantly, he got a new chore, one he picked all on his own—cleaning up that crazy room.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

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