Main entry: important, significant
Definition: important in effect or meaning
Usage: a significant change in tax laws; a significant change in the Constitution; a significant contribution; significant details; statistically significant
Antonyms: insignificant, unimportant
Definition: devoid of importance, meaning, or force
Definition: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Antonyms: inoperative
Definition: not working or taking effect
Antonyms: superficial
Definition: concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
Main entry: crucial, important
Definition: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
Usage: a crucial moment in his career; a crucial election; a crucial issue for women
Antonyms: noncrucial
Definition: of little importance; not decisive
Antonyms: equatorial
Definition: of or existing at or near the geographic equator
Antonyms: uncritical
Definition: not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors
Antonyms: noncritical, uncritical
Definition: marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures
Antonyms: noncritical, noncrucial
Definition: not in a state of crisis or emergency
Antonyms: noncritical
Definition: not critical; not at a point of abrupt change
Antonyms: indecisive
Definition: not definitely settling something
Antonyms: indecisive
Definition: characterized by lack of decision and firmness
Main entry: important, of import
Definition: of great significance or value
Usage: important people; the important questions of the day
Antonyms: unimportant
Definition: not important
Antonyms: secondary
Definition: being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
Antonyms: ordinal
Definition: being or denoting a numerical order in a series
Antonyms: peripheral
Definition: on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
Antonyms: light
Definition: of comparatively little physical weight or density
Antonyms: light
Definition: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
Antonyms: light
Definition: not great in degree or quantity or number
Antonyms: light
Definition: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
Antonyms: light
Definition: of little intensity or power or force
Antonyms: light
Definition: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
Antonyms: inessential, nonessential
Definition: anything that is not essential
Antonyms: unessential, inessential
Definition: not basic or fundamental
Definition: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Antonyms: small
Definition: on a small scale
Antonyms: frivolous
Definition: not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Antonyms: noncrucial
Definition: of little importance; not decisive
Antonyms: uneventful
Definition: marked by no noteworthy or significant events
Antonyms: weightless
Definition: having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light
Antonyms: unmeasurable, unmeasured, immeasurable, immensurable
Definition: impossible to measure
Main entry: important
Definition: having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
Usage: recited the decree with an important air; took long important strides in the direction of his office
Antonyms: modest
Definition: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Antonyms: modest
Definition: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Main entry: important, authoritative
Definition: having authority or ascendancy or influence
Usage: an important official; the captain's authoritative manner
Antonyms: uninfluential
Definition: not influential