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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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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

That’s better than the previous ceiling of 100 employees, but hardly an earth-shattering reform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

There’s no single, massive, earth-shattering crash; instead, there are years of frustration, and the loss of years that you can never get back.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 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