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.