importance
noun
, especially Southern US and New England -tən(t)s, -dən(t)s\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for importance
Synonyms
account, consequence, import, magnitude, moment, momentousness, significance, weight, weightiness
Antonyms
insignificance, littleness, puniness, slightness, smallness, triviality
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This is a book about the power of perspective and the importance of broadening horizons. — The Economist, "Love in the time of the Black Death," 31 Aug. 2019 The conference occurs every three years and took on added importance this year in the wake of a U.N. report on biodiversity in May warning that extinction looms for over 1 million species of plants and animals. — Washington Post, "Sharks to saiga, nations up support for endangered wildlife," 30 Aug. 2019 The issue’s importance has led opposition leaders Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson to take the rare step of seeking a personal audience with the queen to present their views. — Laura Beers, The Conversation, "Why the queen said yes to Boris Johnson’s request to suspend Parliament," 29 Aug. 2019 As the world’s reserve currency, the greenback holds outsize importance in the international economy, often serving as a unit of account when settling trades and playing a critical role in global stock markets. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "Why does the Bank of England want a global digital currency?," 29 Aug. 2019 The confidential material in that memo entailed six words ‘‘from a statement by President Trump comparing the relative importance of returning telephone calls from three countries,’’ the inspector general wrote. — Matt Zapotosky, BostonGlobe.com, "Comey violated policies in handling memos on interactions with Trump, inspector general finds," 29 Aug. 2019 Most people today are watching these classic films at home rather than in movie theaters, making Filmmaker Mode of particular importance when presenting these films, which have specifications unique to being shot on film, on celluloid. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "Hollywood Heavies Unite Against TV ‘Motion-Smoothing’ With ‘Filmmaker Mode’ Setting," 28 Aug. 2019 The importance of appropriate growing media is outlined and there are even recipes. — Sally Peterson, oregonlive.com, "Garden book review: ’Plant Parenting’ tips to make more of your favorite houseplants, vegetables and flowers," 28 Aug. 2019 The move to transparency from the conference office follows the direction set last month by Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson, who chairs a subcommittee on officiating and has become a key voice on a topic of supreme importance. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Hotline newsletter: Pac-12 makes significant shift to transparency in football officiating (without going too far)," 27 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'importance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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