as in significance
the quality or state of being important
a final exam has great importance
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of importance
After spending the first six games of the season emphasizing the importance of their 3-point offense, the Sky took only 15 attempts from behind the arc and made just three (20%).
—
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The importance of this is that, at senior elite levels, there is an equal distribution of birth quartile (players born in all four quarters of the year are fairly evenly represented).
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Recent hurricanes — Helene, Milton and Debby — were strong reminders of the importance of a resilient and reliable electric grid for Florida’s families and businesses.
—Dawn Shirreffs, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Nevertheless, the intersection of these two fields is growing in importance and deserves serious attention from business leaders, engineers and investors.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for importance
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The importance of this is that, at senior elite levels, there is an equal distribution of birth quartile (players born in all four quarters of the year are fairly evenly represented).
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Recent hurricanes — Helene, Milton and Debby — were strong reminders of the importance of a resilient and reliable electric grid for Florida’s families and businesses.
—Dawn Shirreffs, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Nevertheless, the intersection of these two fields is growing in importance and deserves serious attention from business leaders, engineers and investors.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for importance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for importance
Noun
-
These drinks were likely of social, religious and medical significance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
-
The facility also gained cultural significance as the birthplace of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, which were introduced in 1991, though the origin story has been the subject of litigation.—
Piper Heath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
Noun
-
After the temporary tariff relief on Chinese imports into the U.S. resulted in a 50-percent one-week surge in bookings for Hapag-Lloyd on the trade route between countries, container flow accelerated even further in the weeks after.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
-
Under the agreement, the US temporarily lowered its overall tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China cut its levies on American imports from 125% to 10%.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
Noun
-
Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: Increasing density isn’t the solution and could cause unintended consequences, such as overburdening infrastructure, eroding property values and diminishing community character.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
-
Such an explicit carve-out in legal doctrine is striking but responds directly to claims made by litigants and political commentators of the dire economic consequences that could result were the president to have free rein over the Federal Reserve’s chairman.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
Noun
-
However, Bespoke noted that stocks' climb of around 20% is relatively small compared to historical performance in the aftermath of slides of this magnitude in the VIX.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
-
Although China is just one of the dozens of countries slapped with tariffs on its exports, the magnitude of products flowing from the country to the U.S. gives it a more outsized role on the trade lane and at the Port of Los Angeles itself.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Importance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importance. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share