most significant

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telling, meaningful adj.
important, critical adj.

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

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most significant

That may be one of the most significant shifts these chefs are arguing for.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Xbox's announcement of a further 268 cut jobs comes after Sharma revealed in July that the company was "beginning the most significant restructure in Xbox history".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The strategists said that energy prices and interest rates present risks in the near-term to their forecasts for the S&P 500’s EPS, but AI remains the most significant question in the long-term.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

They collaborated on “what became the most significant effort to convert Native peoples in English North America”: a translation of the Bible into the Wampanoag language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Some were dubbing Executive Order 8802 and the Fair Employment Practices Committee “the most significant move on the part of the Government since the Emancipation Proclamation.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly