Definition for Significant:

• ( statistics) too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; " the interaction effect is significant at the . 01 level"; " no significant difference was found"

Synonyms for Significant:

• adj.

  •central (adjective)
  • outstanding,
  • pivotal.
  •critical (adjective)
  • climacteric,
  • high-priority.
  •designative (adjective)
  • Indicatory.
  •determinable (adjective)
  • measurable.
  •different (adjective)
  • unusual.
  •educational (adjective)
  • informative.
  •effective (adjective)
  • cogent.
  •far-reaching (adjective)
  • far-reaching.
  •historic (adjective)
  • famous.
  •important (adjective)
  • landmark,
  • hot,
  • eternal,
  • sacrosanct,
  • noteworthy,
  • cardinal,
  • valuable,
  • newsworthy,
  • dominant,
  • burning,
  • especial,
  • major,
  • mere,
  • of moment,
  • major league,
  • big,
  • considerable,
  • all-consuming,
  • sacred,
  • focal.
  •important, critical (adjective)
  • notable,
  • carrying a lot of weight,
  • meaningful.
  •indicative (adjective)
  • evidential,
  • Significatory,
  • symptomatic.
  •life-and-death (adjective)
  • earth-shattering,
  • earth-shaking,
  • earthshaking.
  •meaningful (adjective)
  • purposeful,
  • communicative,
  • definitive,
  • explicit,
  • explanatory,
  • topical,
  • denotational,
  • descriptive.
  •oracular (adjective)
  • portentous.
  •relevant (adjective)
  • to the point.
  •revealing (adjective)
  • telltale.
  •serious (adjective)
  • of consequence,
  • no laughing matter.
  •substantial (adjective)
  • palpable,
  • substantive,
  • firm,
  • united,
  • bodily,
  • sturdy,
  • solid,
  • real,
  • physical,
  • immanent,
  • tangible,
  • actual.
  •telling, meaningful (adjective)
  • powerful,
  • forceful,
  • sententious,
  • Facund,
  • representative,
  • convincing,
  • compelling,
  • Denoting,
  • heavy,
  • Expressing,
  • valid.
  •unusual (adjective)
  • unwonted,
  • unordinary.

• n.

  •
  • great,
  • high,
  • vast,
  • enormous,
  • huge.
  •
  • telling,
  • show,
  • express,
  • expressive.
  •
  • suggestive.
  •evidence (noun)
  • evidence.
  •indication (noun)
  • portent,
  • signifier,
  • index.
  •significant (noun)
  • head,
  • pregnant,
  • epoch-making,
  • epochal,
  • probative,
  • fundamental,
  • profound,
  • large,
  • world-shattering,
  • prodigious,
  • key,
  • evidentiary,
  • world-shaking.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • much,
  • paralinguistic,
  • unambiguous,
  • emblematic,
  • illocutionary,
  • symbolic.
  •
  • The,
  • meaty,
  • consequential,
  • knowing.
  •
  • hour,
  • significantly.
  •
  • meaning.
  •historic
  • memorable.
  •obvious
  • distinctly,
  • clear,
  • distinct,
  • singularly,
  • patently,
  • patent,
  • signally,
  • glaring,
  • unmistakable.
  •predominant
  • preponderant.
  •useful
  • helpful.

Paraphrases for Significant:

• Equivalence

  • Coordinating conjunction
    important.
  • Determiner
    important, meaningful.
  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    important.
  • Adjective
    appreciable, important, momentous, meaningful, notable, remarkable.
  • Proper noun, singular
    important, meaningful, notable, remarkable.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    important, meaningful, notable, remarkable.
  • Adverb
    important.
  • Interjection
    important.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    important.
  • Verb, base form
    important.
  • Wh-adverb
    notable.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    insignificant, non-significant.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    enormous, massive, far-reaching, immense, drastic, outstanding, large-scale, profound, weighty, perceptible, interesting, influential, discernible, negligible, striking, non-negligible, nonsignificant, obvious, inconsiderable, great, pivotal, apparent, overwhelming, wide-ranging, deep, high-profile, hefty, intense, excellent, all-important, monumental, eloquent, telling, eminent, consistent, worthwhile, characteristic, pronounced, widespread, pre-eminent, sufficient, evident, revealing, real, sized, symptomatic, determinant, indicative, potent, dominant, steep, seminal, definite, key, discernable, consequential, spectacular, preponderant, commendable, importance, increased, positive, illustrative, giant, genuine, numerous, paramount, extraordinary, transcendent, ample, compelling, phenomenal, staggering, respectable, integral, observable, gigantic, worthy, crucial, radical, big, intensive, typical, notorious, generous, sweeping, robust, critical, solid, vigorous, serious, net, transcendental, instrumental, meaningless, colossal, relevant, wholesale, actual, instructive, active, long, manifest, effective, necessary, precious, urgent, consequent, measurable, special, blatant, in-depth, wonderful, exceptional, palpable, extreme, voluminous, flagrant, difficult, fat, lengthy, small, stark, resounding, valid, excessive, exciting, true.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Criteria, highlights, notices, beings, Stories, Les, elders, great, key, importance, crucial, big, critical, serious, relevant, vital.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    highlights, Les, lot, key, importance, relevant, measurable.
  • Adverb
    great, importantly.
  • Verb, past tense
    Were.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are.
  • Verb, base form
    key.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    sizable, tremendous, fundamental, substantial, major, noteworthy, daunting, vast, abundant, distinctive, distinguished, useful, landmark, large, strenuous, vital.
  • Proper noun, singular
    substantial, major, large.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    substantial, major, noteworthy, vast, landmark, strenuous.
  • Adverb
    large.

Antonyms for Significant:

• adj.

  • all
    insignificant, nonsignificant.
  • important, critical
    inconsequential, small, ordinary, dull, unnoticeable, little.
  • telling, meaningful
    unimportant, trivial, meaningless, minor.
  • Other antonyms:
    nonmeaningful, anonymous, bitty, puny, diminutive, worthless, marginal, ineffective, infirm, feeble, miniature, meager, insubstantial, unexpressive, pocket, smallish, incompetent, incapable, unskillful, inept, Picayunish, unqualified, undersized, unskilled, tiny, unfit, pocket-size, pint-size, inexpert.