moment

[moh-muhnt] / ˈmoʊ mənt /

NOUN

brief time period

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit date flash hour juncture minute occasion point stage time

STRONG

breathing crack instant jiffy sec second shake tick trice twinkle twinkling while wink

WEAK

jiff no time nothing flat point in time split second three winks

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

triviality unimportance

NOUN

importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

note

STRONG

advantage avail concern consequence gravity import magnitude momentousness pith profit seriousness significance signification substance value weight weightiness worth

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage insignificance loss triviality unimportance worthlessness

Example Sentences

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For Obama, the moment was personal, but his remarks deliberately transcended it.

From Salon

Maybe it’s the attendant pressure to capitalize—to self-promote and monetize the moment for maximal impact.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Of course, that moment of the last out,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

But that moment of maximal British-American political parallel was also, as it happens, the moment when the parallel began to break down.

From Salon

“It’s a breach of trust, a betrayal, and it’s kind of hard for me to stomach at the moment.”

From Los Angeles Times