importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /

NOUN

significance, weight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attention concern consequence effect emphasis gravity influence interest priority relevance sense seriousness usefulness value

STRONG

accent bearing caliber denotation distinction drift force gist import materiality moment momentousness notability paramountcy point precedence preponderance purport signification standing stress substance tenor weightiness

WEAK

concernment preponderancy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning cause commencement disadvantage disinterest insignificance origin source start unimportance

STRONG

inferiority

NOUN

prominence, standing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consequence influence status usefulness

STRONG

conspicuousness distinction eminence esteem fame greatness mark notability note rank reputation salience worth

WEAK

lionization noteworthiness

Antonyms

STRONG

insignificance unimportance

Example Sentences

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World Curling issued a clarification of the double-touch rule emphasizing the critical importance of the “hog line”: the point after which no contact with the stone is allowed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vicki Broadbent, a children's author who also blogs about parenting, is a big believer in the importance of restaurants as her family ran one when she was growing up.

From BBC

Not every couple places the same importance on Valentine’s Day.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our results are therefore directly relevant for next-generation data storage technologies. At the same time, they are of fundamental importance, as they provide new insights into magnetic interactions in atomically thin materials."

From Science Daily

The researchers stress that their findings do not dismiss the ecological importance of large carnivores.

From Science Daily

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