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significant
adjective
1 significant
Important in effect or meaning:
— A significant change in tax laws.
— A significant change in the Constitution.
— A significant contribution.
— Significant details.
— Statistically significant.
synonym: important.
2 significant
Of considerable importance, size, or worth.
synonym: substantial.
3 significant
Too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation.
4 significant
Rich in significance or implication:
— A significant silence.
synonyms: meaning, pregnant.
Roget 516:
meaning
etc.
v.;
expressive,
suggestive,
allusive;
significant,
significative†,
significatory†;
pithy;
full of meaning,
pregnant with meaning.
declaratory
etc.
535;
intelligible
etc.
518;
literal;
synonymous;
tantamount
etc.
(equivalent)
27;
implied
etc.
(latent)
526;
explicit
etc.
525.
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Roget 642:
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)
175;
of note
etc.
(repute)
873;
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
&c..
in the front rank,
first-rate;
superior
etc.
33;
considerable
etc.
(great)
31;
marked
etc.
v.;
rare
etc.
137.
significant,
telling,
trenchant,
emphatic,
pregnant;
tanti [Lat.].
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