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

There are songs that have a lot of informational import, but there are songs that are happy stuff. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 Bosch, the German engineering firm, says its British subsidiary now handles 10,000 import transactions per year, a stunning increase from just 40 annually prior to Brexit. —

Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

Verb

The state relies on importing doctors trained elsewhere — a strategy that is increasingly difficult to sustain. —

Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026 Taiwanese companies are also directly supplying flight controllers, batteries, motors, and other drone microelectronics to Ukrainian companies, while Czechia and Poland import tens of thousands of Taiwanese drones that may sometimes be passed on to Ukraine. —

Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 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