Classes Voluntary Powers Prospective Volition Subservience Ends Importance
Importance
Nouns
importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness. import, significance, concern
emphasis, interest. greatness etc. Greatness
superiority etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
notability etc. (repute) Repute
weight etc. (influence) Influence
value etc. (goodness) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
usefulness etc. Utility . gravity, seriousness, solemnity
no joke, no laughing matter
pressure, urgency, stress
matter of life and death. memorabilia, notabilia, great doings
red-letter day. great thing, great point
main chance, the be all and the end all" [Macbeth]
cardinal point
substance, gist etc. (essence) Intrinsicality
sum and substance, gravamen, head and front
important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part
half the battle
sine qua non
breath of one's nostrils etc. (life) Life
cream, salt, core, kernel, heart, nucleus
keynote, keystone
corner stone
trump card etc. (device) Plan
salient points. top sawyer, first fiddle, chief
triton among the minnows
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Verbs
be important etc. adj. , be somebody, be something
import, signify, matter, boot, be an object
carry weight etc. (influence) Influence
make a figure etc. (repute) Repute
be in the ascendant, come to the front, lead the way, take the lead, play first fiddle, throw all else into the shade
lie at the root of
deserve notice, merit notice, be worthy of notice, be worthy of regard, be worthy of consideration. attach importance to, ascribe importance to, give importance to etc. n.
value, care for, set store upon, set store by
mark etc. Indication
mark with a white stone, underline
write in italics, put in italics, print in italics, print in capitals, print in large letters, put in large type, put in letters. of gold
accentuate, emphasize, lay stress on. make a fuss about, make a fuss over, make a stir about, make much ado about
make much ado of, make much of.
Adjectives
important
of importance etc. n.
momentous, material
to the point
not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at
egregious
weighty etc. (influential) Influence
of note etc. (repute) Repute
notable, prominent, salient, signal
memorable, remarkable
unforgettable
worthy of remark, worthy of notice
never to be forgotten
stirring, eventful. grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing. urgent, pressing, critical, instant. paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling
of vital importance etc. . in the front rank, first-rate
superior etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
considerable etc. (great) Greatness
marked etc. v.
rare etc. Infrequency . significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant
Adverbs
materially etc. adj.
in the main
above all, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all.