more significant

ADJECTIVE

telling, meaningful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelling important momentous powerful serious symbolic

WEAK

cogent convincing denoting eloquent expressing expressive facund forceful heavy indicative knowing meaning pregnant representative rich sententious sound suggestive valid weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant trivial unimportant

WEAK

meaningless minor

ADJECTIVE

important, critical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big consequential considerable meaningful momentous notable noteworthy serious substantial vital

WEAK

carrying a lot of weight heavy material weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull inconsequential insignificant little minor ordinary small trivial unimportant unnoticeable

WEAK

meaningless

Example Sentences

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The lyrics might be even more significant than the music itself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Most other fundamental constants are known to six or more significant digits with far greater agreement.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

First there’s a strong move to a new high, the more significant the better.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The names left out of the Pentagon’s network of AI vendors may be more significant than those included.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Like a mung bean my body stretched up toward the great grow lamp in the sky, and my case was even more significant because I continued to grow in the dark.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides