Synonyms of earthshaking

earthshaking

adjective

ˈərth-ˌshā-kiŋ 

as in major

having great meaning or lasting effect

earthshaking news—the President has been assassinated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• major
• important
• significant
• historic
• big
• substantial
• tectonic
• monumental
• much
• meaningful
• momentous
• earth-shattering
• exceptional
• eventful
• consequential
• distinguished
• weighty
• remarkable
• pivotal
• decisive
• noteworthy
• material
• outstanding
• notable
• seminal
• serious
• strategic
• distinctive
• worthy
• prominent
• fatal
• great
• impressive
• fateful
• valuable
• crucial
• earnest
• worthwhile
• sincere
• famous
• eminent
• grave
• illustrious
• key
• critical
• prestigious
• essential
• central
• heavy
• all-important
• notorious
• noble
• renowned
• vital
• preeminent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• trivial
• minor
• insignificant
• little
• unimportant
• negligible
• inconsequential
• slight
• trifling
• inconsiderable
• petty
• worthless
• paltry
• unknown
• obscure
• anonymous
• nameless
• uncelebrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of earthshaking

This call, the last time the founders would address their company, was an earthshaking moment for a workplace whose leaders inspired so much loyalty that several employees shared matching tattoos with Olguin. — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 19 July 2023

It also should be said that the $85 million value of the missing parts matches the price to procure one F-35A fighter—obviously an important sum, but not an earthshaking loss. — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023

Which may not seem like an earthshaking sum of money over a decade and a half. — Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022

The convergence is a reminder of just how earthshaking #MeToo was for Hollywood. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022