Entry Word: importance

Function: noun

Meaning: the quality or state of being important <a final exam has great importance>

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

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

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

Antonyms insignificance, littleness, slightness, smallness, triviality, unimportance