Synonyms and antonyms of Importance in American Thesaurus

importance (noun)

the fact of being important, or the degree to which something or someone is important

emphasis (noun)

special importance or attention that is given to one thing in particular

priority (noun)

the importance that you give to something that must be done

stress (noun)

special importance given to something so that you pay more attention to it

significance (noun)

the importance that something has because it affects other things

status (noun)

the level of importance or progress in a particular situation or discussion

weight (noun)

the influence or importance that something has

eminence (noun)

formal importance because of impressive achievements, character, or status

gravity (noun)

the seriousness or importance of something

predominance (noun)

a situation in which someone or something is more important or powerful than anyone or anything else

a sense of proportion ()

an ability to understand the relative importance or seriousness of different things

depth (noun)

the great importance or seriousness of a situation

dimension (noun)

the degree to which a situation is difficult or serious

elevation (noun)

formal the belief that something has more importance or higher status than other similar things

extent (noun)

the size and importance of a problem or situation

import (noun)

very formal the importance or meaning of something

magnitude (noun)

great size, importance, or effect

meaning (noun)

the special importance or purpose of something

more/less/much of a something ()

used for describing the importance of a quality that something has

place (noun)

the importance that someone or something has in people’s lives or in their minds

precedence (noun)

the status or importance of someone or something compared to other people or things

profundity (noun)

formal seriousness, or importance

proportions (noun)

the degree of importance of something

sanctity (noun)

the special importance that some things have, especially traditional institutions

substance (noun)

the quality of being important, real, or useful, or something that shows this quality

urgency (noun)

the need to deal with something quickly

value (noun)

the degree to which someone or something is important or useful

worth (noun)

how good, useful, or important someone or something is