Definitions

meaningful

[mee-ning-fuhl] / ˈmi nɪŋ fəl /

ADJECTIVE

significant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consequential essential important purposeful relevant serious substantial useful valid worthwhile

WEAK

allusive big clear concise considerable deep eloquent exact explicit expressive heavy indicative intelligible material momentous pointed pregnant sententious succinct suggestive weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant little minor nonessential small trivial unimportant unsubstantial worthless

WEAK

meaningless useless

Usage

What are other ways to say meaningful? When describing forms of expression, the adjectives meaningful and significant imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. 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.

Example Sentences

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You read studies like MIT saying 95% of AI pilots are not delivering meaningful value, but weirdly CEOs seem as bullish as ever?

From The Wall Street Journal

However, most rebalancing-related flows and price moves appear to have already occurred and there’s unlikely to be meaningful shifts in sentiment between Christmas and New Year’s, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

In scientific terms, this kind of outcome is known as a negative result, and it can be just as meaningful as a positive finding.

From Science Daily

Several influential economists have recently argued that a meaningful strengthening of the yuan would turbocharge consumption and get China out of its economic doldrums.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guardiola's side were far from their best against gritty Forest, making the battling nature of their victory meaningful for the Spaniard.

From Barron's

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