IMPORT Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈim-ˌpȯrt

as in importance

the quality or state of being important I can't overemphasize the import of this examination on your future academic career

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as in meaning

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action didn't understand all the technical jargon, but got the general import of the speech

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verb

im-ˈpȯrt

as in to matter

to be of importance it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her

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as in to mean

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the word "freedom" can import different things to different people

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Recent Examples of import

Noun

But the ambition lands at a moment when the IMF is warning that East Africa’s macro buffers are thin, with the Iran war exposing structural weakness in economies dependent on oil and fertilizer imports, much of which passes through the Strait of Hormuz. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 This does not strike me as the biography of someone who needs lectures on the nexus between the black freedom struggle and its import to the broader world. —

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

Verb

Made in Turkey, not imported Apart from field testing the AKYA torpedo, the Denizkurdu II exercise also featured the testing of Turkey’s latest surface-to-surface missile, the ATMACA. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026 Construction required contouring the property and importing 120 truckloads of fill dirt just to create a building pad. —

Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for import

Recent Examples of Synonyms for import

Noun

The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledge the critical importance of the nuclear issues above mentioned and express their intention to immediately address these issues in the negotiation in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions termination issue above mentioned and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026