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important

  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/

Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

Example

“We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.”

Other meanings

  1. Pompous; self-important.

Synonyms

  • significant
  • key
  • of import

Antonyms

  • slight
  • unimportant

Related words

  • nonimportant
  • overimportant
  • superimportant
  • importantly
  • importantness
  • unimportant
  • all-important
  • important bird area
  • very important person
  • VIP
  • more important fish to fry

Example sentences

  • “These are all important letters to read.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Which is more important, creativity or efficiency?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “I like to highlight important quotes while reading.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Medieval Latin "importāns".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “important” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.