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significant

/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/adjective4 syllables

Significant means: important in effect or meaning.

Synonyms for significant27

adjective, as in important in effect or meaning

important, momentous, epochal, epoch-making, earthshaking, world-shaking, world-shattering, evidential, evidentiary, fundamental, profound, large, monumental, noteworthy
and 9 more, remarkable, notable, probative, probatory, operative, portentous, prodigious, of import, meaningful

adjective, as in rich in significance or implication

meaning, pregnant, meaningful

adjective, as in of considerable importance, size, or worth

substantial, considerable

Opposites of significant

insignificant, nonsignificant

What does significant mean?4

adjective

1

important in effect or meaning“a significant change in tax laws”

2

rich in significance or implication“a meaning look”

3

of considerable importance, size, or worth“won by a substantial margin”

4

too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation“the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with significant?1

five syllables

insignificant
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Significant in a sentence

  • Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food.The_World_Factbook
  • During significant cold spells, the lakes and rivers freeze over.sundown
  • When there are significant spells of cold weather, the lakes and rivers freeze over.sundown
  • Within the last six months, have you experienced a significant loss?NurseMeeks
  • I've written a truly significant book, but no one at all is buying it.Objectivesea
  • Iran has significant reserves of coal, uranium, and other minerals.Amastan
  • But on the other hand, there are significant differences between them.sundown
  • The abscess affected a significant portion of the arm, which had to be amputated.rul

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