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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.

Example Sentences

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At current exchange rates, first-quarter sales declined on year due to a significant negative impact of currency fluctuations of 290 million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Starlink has a significant head-start on Amazon's Leo, which currently only has around 200 satellites in orbit.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It can serve as a place to brainstorm or even draft an early version of a press release “as long as there is a significant, significant editing process,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Roche said he used Bessembinder’s academic research to inform a significant portion of his book.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

One of his first tasks was to convince the generic manufacturers that reduced second-line antibiotic prices could still result in significant revenues and profits.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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