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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something or someone important |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, biggie, bigwig, boss, boss man, head honcho, hotshot, important person, top dog, tycoon, very important person |
| Main Entry: | weighty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | serious, important |
| Synonyms: | big, big deal, consequential, considerable, critical, crucial, earnest, forcible, grave, heavy*, heavyweight, life and death, material, meaningful, momentous, no-nonsense, portentous, sedate, severe, significant, sober, solemn, somber, staid, substantial, underlined |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | federal case |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | minor problem made into a major issue |
| Synonyms: | big deal, much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup |
| Main Entry: | substantial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, ample |
| Synonyms: | abundant, big, big-deal, bulky, consequential, considerable, durable, extraordinary, firm, generous, goodly, heavy, heavyweight, hefty, key, large, major-league, massive, material, meaningful, momentous, plentiful, principal, serious, significant, sizable, solid, sound, stable, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, superabundant, tidy, valuable, vast, weighty, well-built, worthwhile |
| Notes: | substantial means considerable or sizeable; substantive means actual or firm |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, little, minor, small, unimportant, unsubstantial |
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