Thesaurus: important

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1. v. t. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.
2. v. t. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.
3. v. t. Bearing on; forcible; driving.
4. v. t. Importunate; pressing; urgent.
5. adj. of great significance or value
6. adj. important in effect or meaning
7. adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
8. adj. having authority or ascendancy or influence
9. adj. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
10. 1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.] Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important. Chapman. 2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty. Things small as nothing . . . He makes important. Shak. 3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.] He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed. Spenser. 4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious.
11. j:100 a. of great significance or value s. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position