Important
//ɪmˈpɔː.tənt//
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The word "important" can be used as adjective and adjective.
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adjective ant apple asap big big deal big wigs bigwig consequential considerable critical crucial deal essential esteemed extremely extremely urgent grave high high priority highly highly valued imperative import importance in port influential key momentous necessary necessity notable noteworthy of value person port priority relevant serious significance significant special substantial urgency urgent valuable value valued very very person very serious very urgent vip vital weighty wigs
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Copernican all important all-important alpha alpha beta beta big big burning burning cardinal central chief chief consequential consequential copernican critical crucial decisive distinguished distinguished earthshaking epoch-making epochal essential eventful evidential evidentiary fundamental grand grand grave great grievous grievous heavy historic historic immodest immodest in chief in-chief influential key large life-and-death life-or-death main master meaningful measurable measurable momentous monumental most valuable most-valuable notable noteworthy of essence of import of the essence operative outstanding outstanding pivotal polar portentous primal primal primary principal probative probatory prodigious profound remarkable serious serious significant strategic strategic valuable weighty world-shaking world-shattering
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