Your thoughts are of no significance at all.
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Significance
Synonyms for "significance" (285 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (57)
Noun(20 words)
importmeaningacademic importanceamendment intentattraction between massesbe importantbeing valuedbignesscarry weightcivic importancecommunity-service program outcomesconsequenceconsequencescrucialitycultural significancedata mattersdeepnessdegree of importanceemphasis adverbenormousness
Adjective(5 words)
academic consequenceconceptual valueeducational consequenceeducational importanceevidentiary weight
Strong matches (86)
expressivenessextensionfatalityfatefulnessforcegistgrammatical meaninggrandeurgravitygreatnesshigh mightinesshigh orderhigh rankideaimpactimplicationimportimportanceimpressioninfluence
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intelligibilityintendmentintensionintentinterestinterpretabilitylexical meaningliteral meaningloftinessmagnitudemarkmaterialitymatter
Noun(46 words)
feeling of matteringgravenessgravitasgravity conceptheavinesshefthistorically significanthugenesshuman impactimpactfulnessimplicationimplicationsimportanceimportance ratingimportsimpressivenessin magnitude termsit matteredit mattersjewelry
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largenesslife relatednesslocal cultural featmagnitude onlymagnitudesmassivenessmaterialitiesmateriality thresholdmatter a lotmatter during reactionmatter formatter greatlymatter in educationmatter mostmatter to accuracymatter to resultsmattered greatly formattered in the endmattered mostmatteringmattering in schoolmattering tomattering to familiesmattering to othersmattering to studentsmatterings
Adjective(5 words)
greatest valuehigh relevancehistoric object valuelexical item meaninglinguistic signification
Verb(1 words)
had consequences
Determiner(1 words)
its importance
Related words (142)
Noun(56 words)
matternessmatters greatlymatters of importancemeaningsmomentsmore biological relevancemost biotically relevantnoteworthinesspoint conceptpolicy-area impactportentportentousnesspreciousnessproduce deterministic valuesrelates to issuerelevancerelevance to resultsresonancesresource valuerilievo
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romanian semnifica iesafety importancesaliencesemantic effectsenssense of beingsense of matteringsense of purposesense of significancesensesseriousnesssignificationsignifyingsocial relevancespecialnessstatistically significantstudent matteringsymbolicitysymbolismteacher matteringthe valueto valuevaluationvaluevalue highlyvalue with unitsveadarwater clarityweigh on scaleweight behind argumentweight contributorweight determinationweight in poundswertingwertswhat matters
meaningmeaningfulnessmeatinessmeritmessagemomentmomentousnessnobilitynotabilitynoteominousnessoutstandingnessovertoneparamountcyperfectionpertinencepithpithinesspointportent
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portentousnesspractical consequenceprecedencepreeminencepregnancypresagefulnessprestigeprimacypriorityprominencepurportrange of meaningreadabilityreal meaningreferencereferentrelationrelevancescopeself-importancesemantic clustersemantic fieldsensesententiousnesssignificancysignificantnesssignificationsignificatumsignifiesinisternessspan of meaningspiritstatusstressstructural meaningsublimitysubstancesuggestivenesssumsum and substancesupereminencesuperioritysupremacysymbolic meaningtenortotality of associationstransferred meaningunadorned meaningunderstandingundertonevalueveinvirtueweightweightinessworth
Determiner(1 words)
most resultant consequence
Preposition(2 words)
of importanceof prime importance
Adjective(7 words)
personal matteringpolitical importsocial matteringstrong impactstrong relevance to resultsstrong sense of matteringtheoretical importance
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: import, meaning, academic consequence, academic importance, accent.
- Sentence evidence is available for significance, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "significance".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "significance"
Keep "significance" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "significance" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "significance", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "significance" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
7 entriesclinical significancecultural significanceeconomic significanceeducational significancehistorical significancepractical significancescientific significance
Collocations
5 entriescultural significanceeducational significancegreat significancehistorical significancestatistical significance
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
It is that Emmet's theory is compatible with previous theories in physics that is of most significance.
Source: tatoeba (30497)
It has no absolute and universal significance.
Source: tatoeba (42898)
It is of great significance in this experiment to accelerate the particle M in the horizontal direction.
Source: tatoeba (58799)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "significance"?
Closest matches include import, meaning, academic consequence, academic importance, accent.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "significance"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.