significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /

NOUN

meaning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

connotation implication sense understanding

STRONG

acceptation drift force heart import kicker meat message nitty-gritty nub point purport score signification stuff

WEAK

bottom line intendment name of the game nature of the beast nuts and bolts punch line significancy

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

insignificance meaninglessness triviality unimportance

NOUN

importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consequence gravity influence magnitude matter merit prestige relevance virtue weight

STRONG

authority consideration credit excellence import impressiveness moment momentousness perfection pith signification weightiness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificance unimportance weakness

STRONG

disregard disrespect failure imperfection

WEAK

meaninglessness triviality

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In an interview with AFP, Kutryk discusses the significance of this new chapter of American space exploration:

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

But the significance of these cases runs deeper: They threaten the legal architecture that has allowed Big Tech to reap trillions of dollars in profits with little risk of consequence in court.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

These days, a horror film must also be a blistering allegory for real life, with plenty of subtextual significance for the thinking viewer to glom onto.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Kerr is back at the Calderwood Inn in East Kilbride - a place of special significance not just because it's where he met his wife.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Rather, the significance and status of experimental knowledge underwent a peculiar transformation in the course of the seventeenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

significance

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