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importance

[im-pawr-tns] / ɪmˈpɔr tns /
NOUN
significance, weight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attention concern consequence effect emphasis gravity influence interest priority relevance sense seriousness usefulness value
STRONG
accent bearing caliber denotation distinction drift force gist import materiality moment momentousness notability paramountcy point precedence preponderance purport signification standing stress substance tenor weightiness
WEAK
concernment preponderancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
beginning cause commencement disadvantage disinterest insignificance origin source start unimportance
STRONG
inferiority
NOUN
prominence, standing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consequence influence status usefulness
STRONG
conspicuousness distinction eminence esteem fame greatness mark notability note rank reputation salience worth
WEAK
lionization noteworthiness
Antonyms
STRONG
insignificance unimportance

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In a statement, Tom Duffy's Circus said it placed the utmost importance on its audience enjoying a "safe and inclusive environment".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Recently Park spoke to the Times about the hardest parts of writing his new memoir, the importance of Project Blowed and taking his underground rap mentality with him from the gutter to the stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The company has emphasized the importance of FSD for the future of its business as it moves away from electric-vehicle sales to focus on autonomy, artificial intelligence and robotics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Coltman thought the technical importance of holding the 60,000-70,000 range on bitcoin was more of a factor turning bitcoin sentiment positive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Let me remind you that Major Puff was a puffin whose ancestors were responsible for winning half a dozen wars, not to mention twenty-eighty significant battles and countless skirmishes of varied importance.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Vocabulary lists containing importance

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ance, -ence

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