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- pronunciation:
- ihm
por
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having relatively great significance or value.
Voting rights is an important issue.It's important to change your car's oil at regular intervals.- synonyms:
- consequential, great, significant
- antonyms:
- immaterial, insignificant, light, little, minor, petty, slight, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant
- similar words:
- big, critical, crucial, essential, major, material, operative, pivotal, real, salient, seminal, serious, substantial, vital
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| definition 2: |
having consequence; consequential.
Which college to attend is an important decision.- synonyms:
- consequential, significant, weighty
- antonyms:
- inconsequential, petty, silly, unimportant
- similar words:
- big, crucial, material, momentous, pivotal, real, serious
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| definition 3: |
having relatively great influence or authority.
The judge in the case is an important person in the town.- synonyms:
- eminent, influential, major, notable, prominent
- antonyms:
- unimportant
- similar words:
- big, distinguished, esteemed, high, leading, preeminent, prestigious, principal, respected, worthy
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| definition 4: |
being notable; noteworthy.
The skyscraper is an important landmark of the city.- synonyms:
- considerable, notable, noteworthy, remarkable
- antonyms:
- minor
- similar words:
- big, conspicuous, eminent, major, memorable, prominent, salient
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| related words: |
grand, grave, great, heavy, indispensable, key, meaningful, mighty, name, prime, radical, real, special, staple, stock, valuable |
adverb + (adj.)important
arguably,
commercially,
critically,
crucially,
enormously,
equally,
extraordinarily,
extremely,
hugely,
immensely,
increasingly,
incredibly,
more,
most,
particularly,
strategically,
symbolically,
terribly,
tremendously,
very,
vitally
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(adj.)important
+ noun
aspect,
attribute,
caveat,
clue,
component,
consideration,
constituency,
contribution,
contributor,
criteria,
determinant,
distinction,
element,
facet,
factor,
implication,
indicator,
insight,
issue,
lesson,
milestone,
predictor,
role
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| derivation: |
importantly (adv.) |
The word important
contains the following parts:
im-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-1 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-1 used before roots beginning with m, p, and b, such as "mers," "port," and "bib."
Example words:
imbibe, imbue, immerse, immigrate, impel, implicate, imply, import, important, impose, imposing
port
Latin
root
that means carry
Example words:
comportment, deport, deportation, deportment, disport, export, import, important, port, portable, portage, portal, portamento, portcullis, porter, portfolio, portiere, portly, rapport, report, reportage, reporter, support, transport, transportation, unimportant, unsupportable
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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