Synonyms for significance
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Noun
1. Meaning
meaning, importance, sense, import, matter, moment, emphasis, signification, consideration, consequence, weight, stress, substance, spirit, force, purport, acceptation, tenor
Definitions
- n. 1
The extent to which something matters; importance
As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
Forms
- Plural
- significances → meanings, importances, senses, imports…
Example sentences
- meaning He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.
- importance I rediscovered the importance of constant efforts.
- emphasis Our English teacher put emphasis on pronunciation.
- implication Her implication in the crime was obvious.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| significance | falling | |
| meaning | rising | |
| importance | falling | |
| emphasis | steady | |
| signification | rising | |
| implication | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sense1, force1, tenor2
- 6 letters
- matter2, moment2, weight1, spirit2, stress1, import2
- 7 letters
- meaning2, purport2, portent2
- 8 letters
- emphasis3
- 9 letters
- substance2
- 10 letters
- importance3
- 11 letters
- consequence3, implication4, acceptation
- 13 letters
- consideration5, signification
- 14 letters
- portentousness
- 15 letters
- significantness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenor2 = 2 syllables).