The discovery will have a momentous effect on the treatment of cancer.
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Momentous
/moʊˈmɛn.təs/
Synonyms for "momentous" (166 found)
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Closest matches (34)
absoluteascendantauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocraticbannerbigbig leaguebig namebig timebig-leaguebig-namebig-timebigwigbigwiggedbustlingchargedcharismaticcharming
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chiefclothed with authoritycogentcommandingcompetentconsequentialconsiderablecontrollingcriticalcrucial
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
cosmic significance
Strong matches (49)
decisivedominantdouble-barreledduly constitutedearthshakingeffectiveeffectualefficaciouseminentempoweredenchantingepochalestimableeventfulex officiofatefulfraughtfull of incidentgoverninggrand
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Adjective(18 words)
Noun(2 words)
epochal shifthistoric adjective
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (83)
Adjective(19 words)
historic object valuehistoric political changehistoric societal changehistoric systemhistoric technological upheavalhistoric treatyhistoric yearhistorical erahistorical milestonehistorical periodhistorical termsmajor historical periodmonumentalnotablescientific turning pointsignificantsocial studies topicturning point in scienceweighty
Noun(9 words)
historic turning pointhistoric watershed momenthistorical achievementlandmark momentmost pivotalserious descriptorturning-point decisionturning-point momentwatershed policy impact
imperativeimportantinfluentialladenlandmarkleadingmagneticmajormajor leaguematerialmeaningfulmemorablemightymonocraticnamenecessaryof concernofficialpersonablepersuasive
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3 entriesCollocations
5 entriesmomentous decisionmomentous eventmomentous implicationsmomentous occasionmomentous shift
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2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The falling of the Berlin Wall was truly a momentous occasion.
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James tweeted that the signing was a momentous occasion.
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This incident could have momentous diplomatic consequences.
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