| significant | | |
| adj. | 1. important, significant | important in effect or meaning.; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| ~ meaningful | having a meaning or purpose.; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause" |
| ~ momentous | of very great significance.; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" |
| ~ epoch-making, epochal | highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era.; "epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an epoch-making discovery" |
| ~ world-shaking, world-shattering, earthshaking | sufficiently significant to affect the whole world.; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering" |
| ~ evidential, evidentiary | serving as or based on evidence.; "evidential signs of a forced entry"; "its evidentiary value" |
| ~ fundamental, profound | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something.; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" |
| ~ large | fairly large or important in effect; influential.; "played a large role in the negotiations" |
| ~ monumental | of outstanding significance.; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics" |
| ~ noteworthy, remarkable | worthy of notice.; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement" |
| ~ probative, probatory | tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation.; "evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect" |
| ~ operative | effective; producing a desired effect.; "the operative word" |
| ~ portentous, prodigious | of momentous or ominous significance.; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"; "a prodigious vision" |
| adj. | 2. significant, substantial | fairly large.; "won by a substantial margin" |
| ~ considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree.; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" |
| adj. | 3. significant | too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation.; "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"; "no significant difference was found" |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| adj. | 4. meaning, pregnant, significant | rich in significance or implication.; "a meaning look" |
| ~ meaningful | having a meaning or purpose.; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause" |
| important | | |
| adj. | 1. important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| ~ essential | basic and fundamental.; "the essential feature" |
| ~ all-important, all important, of the essence, crucial, essential | of the greatest importance.; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" |
| ~ alpha | first in order of importance.; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star" |
| ~ beta | second in order of importance.; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory" |
| ~ big | significant.; "graduation was a big day in his life" |
| ~ burning | of immediate import.; "burning issues of the day" |
| ~ cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal | serving as an essential component.; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" |
| ~ chief, main, master, principal, primary | most important element.; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" |
| ~ consequential, eventful | having important issues or results.; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision" |
| ~ copernican | of radical or major importance.; "a Copernican revolution in modern art" |
| ~ distinguished | (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation.; "our distinguished professor" |
| ~ grand | the most important and magnificent in adornment.; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase" |
| ~ grave, grievous, weighty, heavy | of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" |
| ~ great, outstanding | of major significance or importance.; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey" |
| ~ historic | important in history.; "the historic first voyage to outer space" |
| ~ in-chief | indicating the head of a staff.; "editor-in-chief" |
| ~ measurable | of distinguished importance.; "a measurable figure in literature" |
| ~ most-valuable | designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport.; "the most-valuable player award" |
| ~ serious | of great consequence.; "marriage is a serious matter" |
| ~ strategic | highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war.; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions" |
| ~ significant, important | important in effect or meaning.; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" |
| ~ valuable | having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange.; "a valuable diamond" |
| adj. | 2. crucial, important | of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis.; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" |
| ~ critical | being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency.; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" |
| ~ decisive, critical | forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis.; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" |
| ~ life-and-death, life-or-death | vitally important.; "a life-and-death struggle" |
| ~ pivotal, polar | being of crucial importance.; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal" |
| ~ decisive | determining or having the power to determine an outcome.; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" |
| ~ essential | basic and fundamental.; "the essential feature" |
| adj. | 3. authoritative, important | having authority or ascendancy or influence.; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" |
| ~ influential | having or exercising influence or power.; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace" |
| adj. | 4. important | having or suggesting a consciousness of high position.; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office" |
| ~ immodest | having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc.; "brash immodest boasting" |
| sake | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. interest, sake | a reason for wanting something done.; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ behalf | for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive).; "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf" |
| n. (food) | 2. rice beer, sake, saki | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot. |
| ~ alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent.; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" |
| ~ nihon, nippon, japan | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building. |
| ~ rice | annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. sake | the purpose of achieving or obtaining.; "for the sake of argument" |
| ~ aim, intent, intention, purpose, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| bring about | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. bring about | cause to move into the opposite direction.; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching" |
| ~ turn | cause to move along an axis or into a new direction.; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around" |
| v. (creation) | 2. bring about, give rise, produce | cause to happen, occur or exist.; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ induct, induce | produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes. |
| ~ lead, result, leave | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
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