momentous

[moh-men-tuhs] / moʊˈmɛn təs /

ADJECTIVE

important; serious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consequential crucial decisive eventful far-reaching fateful historic meaningful memorable notable pivotal significant weighty

WEAK

big chips are down considerable critical earth-shaking earth-shattering epochal grave heavy heavy number material of moment outstanding substantial vital

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconsequential insignificant meaningless ordinary trivial uneventful unimportant unnoteworthy unremarkable unsubstantial

WEAK

immaterial trifling

Example Sentences

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Closing off a momentous week for both companies, CoreWeave and Anthropic announced a multi-year compute agreement on Friday that’s scheduled to go online later this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Starting after 2031, without momentous changes, the interest rate on the entire debt will exceed the growth rate permanently, and increasingly.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Biographers such as Ms. Riskin frequently claim their subjects are more momentous than they were.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Newcastle United were just seconds away from a momentous win against Barcelona at St James' Park as the home support urged referee Marco Guida to blow up.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

She said it bravely, with chin upraised, and she blinked rapidly as she spoke, dazzled by the momentous truth she had revealed.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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