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important

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/
adjective
  1. Having relevant and crucial value.

    "It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

  2. Pompous; self-important.

Synonymssignificant, weighty
Antonymsignorable, negligible, petty, slight, unimportant

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