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Common collocations with significant in American Collocation

significant adjective

US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

very

deeply
especially
extremely
highly
hugely
increasingly
particularly
very

The proposed introduction of the Code is hugely significant for the communications industry.

in a particular way

archaeologically
architecturally
biologically
clinically
commercially
culturally
economically
environmentally
historically
militarily
politically
socially
statistically
strategically

Cave 6 is the most historically significant and artistically important of the 53 principal caves at Yungang.

event or change

action
change
decision
development
improvement
initiative
move
trend

The most significant recent development has been the introduction of an integrated fares and ticketing structure.

increase

expansion
growth
increase
rise

A notable success of the food management operations in India has been the significant expansion in rice production.

decrease

decline
decrease
drop
fall
reduction

These measures have led to significant reductions in deaths and serious injuries on the roads.

achievement

achievement
boost
milestone
progress
stride
success

A particularly significant milestone was the publication of his influential paper on genetics.

problem or challenge

challenge
concern
delay
difficulty
disadvantage
disruption
error
obstacle
problem
risk
threat

The report concludes that aviation poses a significant threat to the world’s climate.

amount or money

amount
extent
funding
gap
investment
loss
percentage
profit
proportion
resource
saving
sum

In Australia, foreign students constitute a significant proportion of the higher education cohort.

someone’s or something’s part in something

contribution
contributor
involvement
part
player
role

Cultural factors also play a significant role in the continued reliance of rural communities on traditional medicine.

difference

difference
discrepancy

Even small inaccuracies in data collection may produce significant discrepancies in your figures.

effect or result

benefit
consequence
effect
impact
implications
influence

As one of the largest employers in the city, we know that we can have a significant impact on the economy of the region.

be or become significant

appear
be
become
feel
prove
seem
sound

There were so many questions that we wanted answering – and we didn’t really know what data would prove significant.

consider something to be significant

consider something to be
deem something to be
regard something as
think of something as

There was clearly blood on the shoes, but astonishingly this had not been regarded as significant.

rather

fairly
pretty
quite
rather

These changes have brought fairly significant improvements in traffic flow.