MEANINGFUL Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

meaningful

adjective

ˈmē-niŋ-fəl

Definition of meaningful

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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Relevance

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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 The effort is commendable and represents another meaningful attempt to give athletes a structured voice. — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Recognizing these barriers is an important first step toward developing a practical AI strategy that aligns technology investments with meaningful business goals. — Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Historically, the spread between the 2-year yield and fed funds has had a meaningful impact on the market's preference for value or growth stocks. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Those gross mob-style pile-on tendencies are unhelpful and will not lead to meaningful dialog or even results. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meaningful

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Adjective

At the time, fans were quick to point out that the majority of the crew members seen in the clip were men, while Sweeney was sitting in a suggestive pose.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Messages in 2024 between Johnson and Duffey revealed the two men used suggestive language.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggestive

Adjective

Steve Russell, vice president and general manager of Edison Works at GE Aerospace, said accelerating this type of testing is important for developing next-gen capabilities.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Turn on account alerts for purchases, transfers, password changes and other important activity.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of important

Adjective

Fittingly, this is a very American intersection of wealth and power, the exact kind of problem about which James Baldwin was always so eloquent and incisive.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
Cinematic lyrical poet Victor Kossakovsky (Architecton, Gunda) offers in Holy Wood Dust another distinctive non-fiction meditation on a theme, a work that’s eloquent even if the author’s message is not always explicitly articulated.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of eloquent

Adjective

Jenkins said sextortion is another significant concern that can impact children with law enforcement seeing particularly serious impacts among teen boys.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Construction on the new White House ballroom and demolition of the East Wing have faced significant legal challenges, though the Supreme Court recently ruled in a 5-4 decision that construction can continue.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of significant

Adjective

Wasn’t there always something fake about that expressive purity of hers?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
There is no doubt the quality of players that managers have available plays a massive part in how expressive their style becomes but as ideas go, Luis Enrique’s use of his wide players last season definitely set PSG apart.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of expressive

Adjective

Revenue surges Founded in 2018, Enflame is building AI processors as China looks to boost its efforts in model building amid major capability gains from domestic developers.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Lévêque was once a prominent figure of the French and European art scene, known for his neon sculptures, which have been exhibited in major global institutions, including the Louvre and the Elysée Palace—the residence of French presidents.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of major

Adjective

Their journey to rural Massachusetts to confront a family curse evokes the danger of historic ‘sundown towns,’ where Black travelers were not permitted to be outside past sunset.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
On the third weekend of every month, re-enactors make the Fort’s history come alive with historic demonstrations.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

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