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Synonyms for momentous

  • adjective

Most common

significant crucial eventful portentous serious historic epic fate-fraught

All synonyms

Adjective

significant, important, eventful, crucial, portentous, grave, fate-fraught, epic, serious, historic, weighty, critical, ominous, material, momentful, fateful, fatesome rare

Antonyms

insignificant, trivial, unimportant

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.

Example sentences

  • significant Mushrooms contain significant amounts of minerals.
  • crucial Past papers are crucial for good exam preparation.
  • eventful The summer is shaping up to be eventful.
  • serious Loss of health is more serious than loss of money.
  • historic There are many famous historic buildings in Kyoto.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
momentousrising
significantsteady
crucialrising
eventfulsteady
portentoussteady
serioussteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
epic2
5 letters
grave1
7 letters
serious3, crucial2, ominous3, fateful2, weighty2
8 letters
material4, critical3, historic3, eventful3, fatesome
9 letters
important3, momentful
10 letters
portentous3
11 letters
significant4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (epic2 = 2 syllables).

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