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significance

[sig-nif-i-kuhns] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /
NOUN
meaning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
connotation implication sense understanding
STRONG
acceptation drift force heart import kicker meat message nitty-gritty nub point purport score signification stuff
WEAK
bottom line intendment name of the game nature of the beast nuts and bolts punch line significancy
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority outside
WEAK
insignificance meaninglessness triviality unimportance
NOUN
importance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consequence gravity influence magnitude matter merit prestige relevance virtue weight
STRONG
authority consideration credit excellence import impressiveness moment momentousness perfection pith signification weightiness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insignificance unimportance weakness
STRONG
disregard disrespect failure imperfection
WEAK
meaninglessness triviality

Example Sentences

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These days, a horror film must also be a blistering allegory for real life, with plenty of subtextual significance for the thinking viewer to glom onto.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Kerr is back at the Calderwood Inn in East Kilbride - a place of special significance not just because it's where he met his wife.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The issue has especially acute significance today, not merely because of the Iran war.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The significance of this climbdown is hard to overstate.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

At this key moment, as analysts scrutinized the U-2 photographs of Soviet bases in Cuba, one of the secret documents handed over by Penkovsky earlier that year took on a special significance.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.