ALL-IMPORTANT Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

all-important

adjective

ˌȯl-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt

Definition of all-important

as in essential

impossible to do without that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles

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Recent Examples of all-important But most would-be buyers never see these all-important documents, which are scattered across state filings, county safety lists, court dockets and news archives. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Patience may prove the all-important virtue that sees De Zerbi land Savinho and Gakpo, after which Spurs’ attack will be far more convincing. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Out of desperation, Ron seeks vengeance against Tecca, the company that made the all-important chair. — Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Casandra Matej, president and CEO of Visit Orlando, says what makes Magical Dining so special is its three-part recipe, melding support for local businesses, wonderful experiences for the guests and the all-important charity element. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-important

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Adjective

Koeckeritz argued that a paved parking lot is an essential accessory to its main function — worship — not the principal use of the property across the street from the towering cathedral.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Which essential services, such as banks and postal delivery, will be closed?

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of essential

Adjective

Onslaught Is All Blood, No Guts Adam Wingard’s latest film is a too-slick wannabe grindhouse action-slasher lacking the engine necessary to power it.

— Britina Cheng, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Rather than directly buying the land necessary, Kingsbarn will look to participate in an exchange.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of necessary

Adjective

All eyes on food Diesel is integral to every part of the food supply chain.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
The Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of integral

Adjective

But that undertaking, primarily fueled by private dollars, has been waylaid due to getting a needed booster flight-qualified.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Senior Trey Cooley, who transferred from Troy, and senior Jayden Limar, who ran for 262 yards last season at Oregon, provide needed depth.

— Andrew Destin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of needed

Adjective

Jäger compares the sounds of techno to the noise of Detroit’s industrial machinery—the music that drove the ersatz utopias of the late twentieth century is, in other words, merely a synthetic echo of a far more vital past.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Fertilizer can give a lawn a boost, but knowing when to fertilize your lawn is vital for your grass to gain the full benefit of those vital nutrients.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of vital

Adjective

And although there were some critical mistakes from Florida transfer quarterback DJ Lagway, the new Baylor QB made big-time throws, showed grit while playing through injury and had the Bears in position to win in the final moments.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum will give the company domestic manufacturing partners for two critical parts of its systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

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