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earth-shattering

ADJECTIVE
life-and-death
Synonyms
WEAK
all-important consequential critical crucial determining earth-shaking essential imperative important indispensable life-or-death meaningful of vital importance paramount pivotal serious significant urgent vital vitally important
ADJECTIVE
momentous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consequential crucial decisive eventful far-reaching fateful historic meaningful memorable notable pivotal significant weighty
WEAK
big chips are down considerable critical earth-shaking epochal grave heavy heavy number material of moment outstanding substantial vital
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inconsequential insignificant meaningless ordinary trivial uneventful unimportant unnoteworthy unremarkable unsubstantial
WEAK
immaterial trifling

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"It's really what we've found in their brains that's been so earth-shattering for us," said Dr. Sandra Weintraub, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute told AFP he is not expecting any earth-shattering discoveries because of the multiple lunar probes and high-resolution images of the Moon taken since the Apollo missions.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

That’s better than the previous ceiling of 100 employees, but hardly an earth-shattering reform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

On a visit in September, he hailed the region's "earth-shattering" development and called for the "Sinicisation of religion" – the transformation of beliefs to reflect Chinese culture and society.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

There was nothing earth-shattering or especially inspiring about it, but it was fun.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama