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significant

[sig-nif-i-kuhnt] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say significant? The adjectives significant and meaningful, when describing forms of expression, imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Expressive suggests conveying, or being capable of conveying, a thought, intention, emotion, etc., in an effective or vivid manner: an expressive gesture. Suggestive implies an indirect or covert conveying of a meaning, sometimes mentally stimulating, sometimes verging on impropriety or indecency: a suggestive story or remark.

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While Raman and Bass have much in common, the most significant difference between them is on homelessness, Sannappa said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Yet the job market that fresh graduates enter is no longer as rosy as it once was, with high youth unemployment a significant concern.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

His eldest brother, singer-playwright Paavalar Varadharajan, performed at Communist Party events in the 1950s, when the party wielded significant influence in the region.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Over the course of his transition from Swedish soccer god to World Cup analyst, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had to make a few significant changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

September 1943 also marked a significant milestone in the war: Germany’s Axis partner Italy surrendered to the Allies.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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