significant
important and deserving of attention; of consequence: Their advice played a significant role in saving my marriage.
relatively large in amount or quantity: a significant decrease in revenue.
having or expressing a meaning; indicative: a significant symbol of royalty.
having a special, secret, or disguised meaning; suggestive: a significant wink.
Statistics. of or relating to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause: Memory training produced a statistically significant improvement in group performance.
something significant; a sign.
Origin of significant
1Other words for significant
Other words from significant
- sig·nif·i·cant·ly, adverb
- non·sig·nif·i·cant, adjective
- su·per·sig·nif·i·cant, adjective
- un·sig·nif·i·cant, adjective
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How to use significant in a sentence
Health officials said a “significant” number of residents — including teachers — who did not fit into those categories have been turned away from county sites.
South Africa and U.K. coronavirus variants detected in D.C.; Maryland to open third mass vaccination site | Erin Cox, Julie Zauzmer, Rachel Chason | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThe “NYPD Files” has resulted in significant moves toward change.
ProPublica’s “NYPD Files” Wins John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting | by ProPublica | February 11, 2021 | ProPublicaThis NFL offseason will be one of significant quarterback movement.
The NFL’s top QBs are waking up to their power, following Tom Brady and LeBron James | Jerry Brewer | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostReversing that trend will require people to make significant lifestyle changes, which can be difficult, Braha said.
George Washington University commits to single-use-plastic ban | Lauren Lumpkin | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostMaldonado said she’ll also be on the lookout for any cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, which is often a concern when it comes to vaccines, but she noted that no significant increases in cases were seen in any of the adult trials.
Fauci: Vaccines for Kids as Young as First Graders Could Be Authorized by September | by Caroline Chen | February 11, 2021 | ProPublica
And in either case, “the significant benefit from allowing Wi-Fi hotspots outweighs these concerns.”
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis “Sixth Migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story.
The town, known in Arabic as Ayn al-Arab, is so significant to ISIS that the group calls it Ayn al-Islam.
Occasionally, guys and girls admitted outright they were looking for a potential significant other.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots | Emily Shire | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was the first significant violence directed toward police after weeks of demonstrations across the city.
The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop | Jacob Siegel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn dramatic interpretation the voice is a much more significant feature relatively than is the detail of gesture in pantomime.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickAnd in his heart the name of the poem repeated itself with significant insistence: Unwelcome!
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe finely granular variety is the least significant, and is found when the epithelium is only moderately affected.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddBy all the sounded consonants we have—“Inhuman Civil War;” the latter shorter, more significant, and more easily remembered.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)An odd and somewhat unromantic name, but very significant of the circumstances under which she was found.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
British Dictionary definitions for significant
/ (sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt) /
having or expressing a meaning; indicative
having a covert or implied meaning; suggestive
important, notable, or momentous
statistics of or relating to a difference between a result derived from a hypothesis and its observed value that is too large to be attributed to chance and that therefore tends to refute the hypothesis
Origin of significant
1Derived forms of significant
- significantly, adverb
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