meaningful

adjective

ˈmē-niŋ-fəl How to pronounce meaningful (audio)
Definition of meaningfulnext
1
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) gave a meaningful sigh when I asked her how things were going

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2
as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect his time in office was too brief to accomplish anything meaningful

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Recent Examples of meaningful In general, this would be a cute time to take a honeymoon with your boo or bestie — really anyone important in your life who has been a meaningful part of your journey as of late. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 Wagner said the community's support has been especially meaningful. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Building an independent brand is rarely easy, which makes this very mission all the more meaningful. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Today, the sport and the FIA take this more seriously, and Ben Sulayem emphasizes that meaningful results come only when everyone fights together. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meaningful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningful
  1. suggestive
  2. important
  3. eloquent
  4. significant
  5. expressive
  6. major
  7. revealing
  8. historic
Adjective
  • The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestive
Adjective
  • Helium plays an important role in wind, solar and nuclear energy production, space exploration, medical imaging and research.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Education and giving back are important values to the family as the project represents for them a broader impact within the natural diamond industry.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of important
Adjective
  • Baitz’s verbal gymnastics aren’t a good fit for Harris, who is at his most eloquent when his characters are at a loss for words.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • One fascination of this brave book—brave in its disclosures but more so in its demands, its spiritual rigor, and its ardent intellectualism—lies in watching the eloquent, intelligent sufferer steadily entrapping herself.
    — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of eloquent
Adjective
  • Organizations often react by utilizing significant resources to address this one issue while other commitments quietly slip through the cracks.
    — Rohan Joshi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Detroit’s automakers, particularly GM, were slow to recognize the staying power of hybrids, leaving foreign competitors such as Toyota with a significant advantage.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of significant
Adjective
  • The organ has an imposing physical presence, but its expressive range can become constricting over 13 tracks.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • For Cone, that means fabrics with softer hands and authentic but expressive shades.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressive
Adjective
  • This stage determines how engineers distribute major systems throughout the submarine.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The InterContinental is also a short walk from a major Gencom project in development.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of major
Adjective
  • November 4 is one of the more significant and revealing days for you this month.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • All numbers at five-on-five, via Natural Stat Trick This is a revealing look at the state of the Oilers with McDavid off the ice.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of revealing
Adjective
  • In September 2026 Huang and a few collaborators uploaded a proof that the historic equations represent a single case of a much grander geometrical theory.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Days out from the historic vote, the race also has become a new venue for the city’s infamously rough-and-tumble politics.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of historic

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