importantly

ADVERB

above all

Synonyms

WEAK

chiefly especially in particular mainly most of all mostly primarily principally supremely

Antonyms

WEAK

lastly

ADVERB

essentially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually approximately necessarily originally permanently quite really substantially truly typically virtually

STRONG

fundamentally

WEAK

at heart at the heart of centrally characteristically chiefly determinately factually in effect in essence indispensably inherently intimately intrinsically materially more or less so naturally primarily principally radically significantly vitally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

apparently on the surface superficially

ADVERB

par excellence

Synonyms

WEAK

eminently incomparably preeminent preeminently superior superiorly supremely the most

ADVERB

principally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically chiefly first and foremost generally largely mostly notably particularly predominantly

STRONG

primarily

WEAK

above all before anything else cardinally dominantly eminently especially essentially first of all for the most part fundamentally in the first place in the main materially peculiarly preeminently prevailingly prevalently substantially superlatively supremely to a great degree universally vitally

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily trivially

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They can go long periods of time without eating, can live underground in lightless caves and, most importantly, they spin silk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

And, importantly, the current high RAI reading coincides with a relatively sharp rise in equity momentum plays.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

It's worth diving into some of those numbers in more detail to get a better sense of how the economy is going – and importantly, what people think about it.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Most importantly, letting someone go who you know is not aligned with the life you want to live is a deeply self-loving act.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He stood behind Basil, pantomiming the hare’s every movement, puffing up his tiny chest and strutting about importantly.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

importantly

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