Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.
Source: tatoeba (1749)
Importance
/ɪmˈpɔːtəns/
Synonyms for "importance" (244 found)
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Closest matches (49)
accentaccountascendancyauthoritycachetcharismacharmclasscloutconcernconsequenceconspicuousnesscontrolcorecreditdignitydistinctiondominancedominationeffect
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Noun(18 words)
attraction between massesbeing valuedbignesscalibration matterscarry weightcentralitycivic importanceconsequencesconsiderationcrucialitydata mattersdegree of importanceemphasesemphasisemphasis adverbemphasis in writingenormousnessfeeling of mattering
Adjective(3 words)
conceptual valueeducational importanceevidentiary weight
Strong matches (73)
forcegood feelinggrandeurgravitygreatnesshigh mightinessholdimportincidental powerinfluenceinfluentialityinfluentialnessinsinuationinterestleadershipleverageloftinessmagnetismmagnitudemark
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Verb(4 words)
gained prominencehad consequencesmaintain emphasismatters most
Noun(44 words)
grandnessgravenessgravitasgravity basednessheavinessheftshistorically significanthugenesshuman impactimpactimplicationsin magnitude termsit matteredit mattersitalian gravitàlargenesslocal cultural featmagnitude onlymagnitudesmassiveness
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materialitiesmaterialitymateriality conceptmateriality thresholdmatter a lotmatter during reactionmatter formatter in educationmatter mostmatter to accuracymatter to resultsmattered greatly formattered mostmatteringmattering in schoolmattering tomattering to othersmattering to studentsmatteringsmatternessmatterness in discussionmatters greatlymeaningmeaningfulness
Adjective(2 words)
greater valuegreatest value
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Noun(48 words)
meaningsmomentsmore emphaticallymore gravitationalmost importantpolicy-area impactpreciousnessprimacypriorityproduce deterministic valuesrelates to issuerelevanceresource valuerilievoromanian semnifica iesafety importancesaliencysense of matteringsense of significancesignificance
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significationssocial relevancespecialnessstatistically significantstudent matteringteacher matteringthe valueto valuevaluationvaluevalue evidencevalue highlyvalue honestyvalue of xvalue onevalue with unitsvalue wordvaluesveadarwater clarityweigh on scaleweightweight behind argumentweight determinationweight in poundswertswhat matterswytensin
meritmomentmomentousnessnobilitynotabilitynotenoteworthinessorderoutstandingnessparamountcypersonalitypersuasionpithpositionpotencypowerprecedencepredominancepreeminencepremium
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preponderancepressureprestigeprimacypriorityprominencepurchasequalityrankreignreputationreputerulesaliencesayself-importanceseniorityseriousnesssignificancesignificationsolemnitystandingstaturestatusstresssuasionsublimitysubstancesubtle influencesuggestionsupereminencesuperioritysupremacyswayupper handurgencyvalueweightweightinesswhip handworthworthiness
Determiner(1 words)
most resultant consequence
Adjective(11 words)
multimodal valuespersonal matteringpersonal valuespolitical importscientific significancesheer massivenesssocial matteringstrong emphasisstrong impactstrong sense of matteringtheoretical importance
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6 entriesacademic importancecurriculum importancelesson importancepersonal importancepractical importancesafety importance
Collocations
5 entriesacademic importancecultural importancegreat importancepersonal importancepractical importance
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Never lose sight of the importance of a beautiful sunrise, or watching your kids sleep, or the smell of rain. It's often the small things that really matter in life.
Source: tatoeba (2280)
I hadn't recognized the importance of this document until you told me about it.
Source: tatoeba (17696)
It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of education.
Source: tatoeba (19126)
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