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most significant

ADJECTIVE

telling, meaningful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelling important momentous powerful serious symbolic

WEAK

cogent convincing denoting eloquent expressing expressive facund forceful heavy indicative knowing meaning pregnant representative rich sententious sound suggestive valid weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant trivial unimportant

WEAK

meaningless minor

ADJECTIVE

important, critical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big consequential considerable meaningful momentous notable noteworthy serious substantial vital

WEAK

carrying a lot of weight heavy material weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull inconsequential insignificant little minor ordinary small trivial unimportant unnoticeable

WEAK

meaningless

Example Sentences

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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

It may be the most significant day in American sports history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

One of the most significant aspects of the newly discovered nodal lines is that they are inherently spin-polarized.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The latest fundraising round confirmed Anthropic's place as one of the most significant players in AI, having built its reputation by focusing on delivering generative AI to enterprise clients.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

One geologist later described it as "probably the most significant paper in the earth sciences ever to be denied publication."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson