Synonyms for "Important" and "Unimportant"

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IMPORTANT UNIMPORTANT

IMPORTANT UNIMPORTANT

(B2)

mostimportantormain:

Thechiefproblemwehaveintheareanowisthespreadof disease

(B2) ofthegreatestimportancetothewaythingsmighthappen:

Thepresident'ssupportiscriticaltothisproject.

(B2) extremelyimportantornecessary: acrucialdecision/question

Itiscrucialthattheproblemistackledimmediately.

(C2) moreimportantthananythingelse:

Someunderstandingofgrammarisfundamentaltolearning alanguage.

(C2) extremelyimportantorurgent:

It'simperativetoactnowbeforetheproblemgetsreally serious.

(C1)

importantinmakingsomethinghappen

Hewasinstrumentalinbringingaboutanendtotheconflict (B2) veryimportantandhavingalotofinfluenceonotherpeopleor things:

Shewasakeyfigureintheinternationalartworld

(B2) moreimportant,bigger,ormoreseriousthanothersofthesame type:

AllofhermajorplayshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish (C1) moreimportantthananythingelse:

Thegovernment'soverridingconcernistoreduceinflation.

(C2) moreimportantthananythingelse:

Therearemanypriorities,butreducingthebudgetdeficitis paramount/isofparamountimportance.

-formal-(C2) importantorlarge:

Musicdoesnotplayaverypreponderantroleintheschool's teaching.

(C1)

mostimportantoreasytonotice

Shepointedoutthesalientfeaturesofthenewdesign (B2)

importantornoticeable:

Yourworkhasshownasignificantimprovement.

(B2) necessaryforthesuccessorcontinuedexistenceofsomething; extremelyimportant:

Astrongoppositionisvitaltoahealthydemocracy.

FRIVOLOUS(B2) afrivolousactivityorobjectissillyornotimportantrather thanusefulorserious:

Ifeellikedoingsomethingcompletelyfrivoloustoday

Theywastetheirtimeandmoneyonfrivolousthings.

INCONSEQUENTIAL(C1)

notimportant:

Mostofwhatshesaidwasprettyinconsequential

Thespeechwasfullofinconsequentialdetails.

INESSENTIAL(B2)

notnecessary:

Theadditionaldecorationsweredeemedinessentialtothe party'stheme.

INSIGNIFICANT(C1)

smallornotnoticeable,andthereforenotconsidered important:

Whybotherarguingaboutsuchaninsignificantamountof money?

Thedifferencebetweenthetworesultswasinsignificant. MINOR(B2) havinglittleimportance,influence,oreffect,especiallywhen comparedwithotherthingsofthesametype:

It'sonlyaminorproblem.

Shesufferedonlyminorinjuries

NEGLIGIBLE(C1)

tooslightorsmallinamounttobeofimportance:

Thedifferencebetweenthetwoproductsisnegligible.

MyknowledgeofGermanisnegligible

PERIPHERAL(C2)

Somethingthatisperipheralisnotasimportantassomething else:

Thebookcontainsagreatdealofperipheraldetail.

PETTY(C2) notimportantandnotworthgivingattentionto:

Prisonerscomplainthattheyaresubjectedtotoomany pettyrulesandrestrictions.

SECONDARY(C1)

lessimportantthanrelatedthings:

Herhealthiswhatmatters-thecostofthetreatmentisof secondaryimportance

Theneedforsecrecyissecondarytotheneedtotake immediateaction.

TRIFLING-formal(C1)

Atriflingmatteroramountofmoneyissmallornotimportant:

Itwassuchatriflingsumofmoneytoargueabout!

TRIVIAL(B2)

havinglittlevalueorimportance:

Idon'tknowwhyhegetssoupsetaboutsomethingso trivial.

Sexualharassmentintheworkplaceisnotatrivialmatter.

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