important

important is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.
2. transitive verb. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.
3. transitive verb. Bearing on; forcible; driving.
4. transitive verb. Importunate; pressing; urgent.
5. adjective. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

   "a crucial moment in his career"

   "a crucial election"

   Synonyms: crucial

6. adjective. of great significance or value

   "important people"

   "the important questions of the day"

7. adjective. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position

   "recited the decree with an important air"

   "took long important strides in the direction of his office"

8. adjective. having authority or ascendancy or influence

   "an important official"

   "the captain's authoritative manner"

   Synonyms: authoritative

9. adjective. important in effect or meaning

   "a significant change in tax laws"

   "a significant change in the Constitution"

   Synonyms: significant

Synonyms

crucial, authoritative, significant

Common word forms

importantly

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