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Synonyms for important
adj valuable, substantial- big
- critical
- crucial
- decisive
- essential
- extensive
- far-reaching
- great
- imperative
- influential
- large
- meaningful
- necessary
- paramount
- relevant
- serious
- significant
- urgent
- vital
- big-league
- chief
- considerable
- conspicuous
- determining
- earnest
- esteemed
- exceptional
- exigent
- foremost
- front-page
- grave
- heavy
- importunate
- marked
- material
- mattering much
- momentous
- of moment
- of note
- of substance
- ponderous
- pressing
- primary
- principal
- salient
- signal
- something
- standout
- weighty
Antonyms for important
- dull
- inessential
- insignificant
- little
- meaningless
- miniature
- minor
- narrow
- optional
- secondary
- short
- small
- tiny
- trivial
- uncritical
- unimportant
- unnecessary
- useless
- voluntary
- weak
- inappreciable
- nonessential
- powerless
- unknown
- unsubstantial
- worthless
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
big-time
adjective. big-league
celebrated
adjective. distinguished, famous
central
adjective. main, principal; in the middle
- axial
- basic
- cardinal
- center
- centric
- centroidal
- chief
- dominant
- equidistant
- essential
- focal
- foremost
- fundamental
- important
- inmost
- inner
- interior
- intermediate
- key
- leading
- master
- mean
- median
- mid
- middle
- middlemost
- midmost
- midway
- nuclear
- omphalic
- outstanding
- overriding
- paramount
- pivotal
- predominant
- primary
- prime
- radical
- ruling
- salient
- significant
- umbilical
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.