Synonyms for significant
- adjective
Most common
notable remarkable noteworthy noticeable important meaningful indicative
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Notable — having a noticeable or major effect
notable, remarkable, big informal, noteworthy, noticeable, momentous, massive, pregnant, salient, monumental, conspicuous, historic, weighty, ominous, signal, portentous, fateful
2. Important
important, meaningful, substantial, considerable, crucial, critical, vital, meaning, impactful, earthshaking, knowing, moving, telling, expressive, world-shaking
3. Indicative
indicative, suggestive, probative formal, evidential, evidentiary US, symbolical, significative
Other
fate-fraught, emphatic, fatesome rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a noticeable or major effect.
The First World War was a significant event.
- adj. 2
Signifying something; carrying meaning.
a significant word or sound
- adj. 3
Reasonably large in number or amount.
Related words
From weakest to strongest
From the opposite of significant, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.
Example sentences
- remarkable My sister has made remarkable progress in English.
- notable The area is notable for its scenery and wildlife.
- noticeable My smile is my most noticeable feature on my body.
- noteworthy There is one very noteworthy element in this stage.
- important Tourism is important to the economy of my country.
- meaningful How many meaningful sentences can Tatoeba contain?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| significant | steady | |
| remarkable | steady | |
| notable | steady | |
| noticeable | falling | |
| noteworthy | falling | |
| important | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1
- 5 letters
- vital2
- 6 letters
- moving2, signal2
- 7 letters
- meaning2, telling2, knowing2, massive2, crucial2, notable3, ominous3, salient3, fateful2, weighty2
- 8 letters
- critical3, pregnant2, historic3, emphatic3, fatesome
- 9 letters
- important3, momentous3, impactful, probative3
- 10 letters
- remarkable4, meaningful3, noticeable4, indicative4, noteworthy3, monumental4, expressive3, suggestive3, evidential, portentous3, symbolical
- 11 letters
- substantial3, conspicuous4, evidentiary6
- 12 letters
- considerable5, earthshaking3
- 13 letters
- significative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vital2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- significatif
- Italiano
- significativo