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earth-shattering

ADJECTIVE

life-and-death

Synonyms

WEAK

all-important consequential critical crucial determining earth-shaking essential imperative important indispensable life-or-death meaningful of vital importance paramount pivotal serious significant urgent vital vitally important

ADJECTIVE

momentous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consequential crucial decisive eventful far-reaching fateful historic meaningful memorable notable pivotal significant weighty

WEAK

big chips are down considerable critical earth-shaking epochal grave heavy heavy number material of moment outstanding substantial vital

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconsequential insignificant meaningless ordinary trivial uneventful unimportant unnoteworthy unremarkable unsubstantial

WEAK

immaterial trifling

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That score, in the 30th minute of the final game of World Cup qualifying in the fall of 1989, was as unlikely and unadorned as it proved to be earth-shattering.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute told AFP he is not expecting any earth-shattering discoveries because of the multiple lunar probes and high-resolution images of the Moon taken since the Apollo missions.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

People could be forgiven for not foreseeing the earth-shattering events that were around the bend—the Depression, World War II, the birth of Elvis Presley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

"It's really what we've found in their brains that's been so earth-shattering for us," she said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

So why do two weeks with Ben feel so earth-shattering?

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

earth-shattering

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