adj. 25B6; adjective
an important meeting : SIGNIFICANT, consequential, momentous, of great import, major; critical, crucial, vital, pivotal, decisive, urgent, historic; serious, grave, weighty, material; formal of great moment.
the important thing is that you do well in your exams : MAIN, chief, principal, key, major, salient, prime, foremost, paramount, overriding, crucial, vital, critical, essential, significant; central, fundamental; informal number-one.
the school was important to the community : OF VALUE, valuable, beneficial, necessary, essential, indispensable, vital; of concern, of interest, relevant, pertinent.
he was an important man : POWERFUL, influential, of influence, well-connected, high-ranking; prominent, eminent, pre-eminent, notable, noteworthy, of note; distinguished, esteemed, respected, prestigious, celebrated, famous, great; informal major league.
trivial, insignificant.