Synonyms for import
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Significance — significance, importance
meaning, significance, weight, importance, purport, signification, effect, value, tenor, matter, sense, intention, spirit, bearing, consideration, substance, implication, drift, acceptation, gist, importancy dated
2. Consequence
Other
Verb
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Significance, importance
It was a matter of great import.
- n. 2
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- v. 1
To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
Nauru imports foods from Australia because phosphate mining destroyed land for farming.
Related words
- Word family
- important importation importee importer
Example sentences
- importation Mexico wants to stop the importation of GMO crops
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| import | falling | |
| importation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1, gist1
- 5 letters
- value2, sense1, spell1, drift1, imply2, tenor2
- 6 letters
- matter2, moment2, weight1, effect2, spirit2, denote2
- 7 letters
- meaning2, concern2, bearing2, signify3, purport2, betoken
- 8 letters
- interest2, indicate3, importee
- 9 letters
- introduce3, intention3, substance2
- 10 letters
- importance3, importancy
- 11 letters
- consequence3, implication4, importation4, acceptation
- 12 letters
- significance4
- 13 letters
- consideration5, signification
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (value2 = 2 syllables).