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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

A foldable iPhone would be the most significant redesign in years, and Ternus will be its face -- eight days into the job.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

It looks clean and vibrant, and deservedly so, for it is the most significant American house of the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The closest thing to a rule of thumb holds that courts should apply the rules of the state that has the most significant relationship to the case.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Stourbridge blaze was one of the most significant incidents West Midlands Fire Service had ever dealt with, Chief Fire Officer Simon Tuhill said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In producing writers such as Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, and others, the Harlem Renaissance was one of the most significant literary movements ever to take place in the United States.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler