import

import

noun

Definition of IMPORT

1

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

Synonyms account, consequence, import, magnitude, moment, momentousness, significance, weight, weightiness

Related Words celebrity, distinction, eminence, fame, note, noteworthiness, notoriety, preeminence, prominence, renown; store, substance, substantiveness, value, worth, worthiness; gravity, seriousness; authority, control, dominion, mastery, potency, power, sway; mark, name, report, reputation, repute; centrality, essentiality, essentialness; cachet, position, prestige, rank, standing, stature, status; glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness

Near Antonyms paltriness, pettiness, valuelessness, worthlessness; discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, shame; anonymity; obscurity

Antonyms insignificance, littleness, puniness, slightness, smallness, triviality

2

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>

Synonyms content, denotation, drift, import, intent, intention, purport, sense, significance, signification

Related Words connotation; clue, cue, hint, implication, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestion; message, tenor, theme; bottom, essence, essentiality, nature, soul, spirit, stuff; acceptance, acceptation, definition; burden, crux, gist; core, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, quick; matter, motif, motive, question, subject, topic