English adjective: significant | |||
1. | significant important in effect or meaning | ||
Samples | A significant change in tax laws. A significant change in the Constitution. A significant contribution. Significant details. Statistically significant. | ||
Synonyms | important | ||
Similar | earthshaking, epoch-making, epochal, evidential, evidentiary, fundamental, large, momentous, monumental, noteworthy, operative, portentous, probative, probatory, prodigious, profound, remarkable, world-shaking, world-shattering | ||
See also | important, meaningful, of import | ||
Attribute | significance | ||
Antonyms | unimportant, insignificant | ||
2. | significant fairly large | ||
Samples | Won by a substantial margin. | ||
Synonyms | substantial | ||
Similar | considerable | ||
Antonyms | inconsiderable | ||
3. | significant too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation | ||
Samples | The interaction effect is significant at the .01 level. No significant difference was found. | ||
Domain category | statistics | ||
Antonyms | nonsignificant | ||
4. | significant rich in significance or implication | ||
Samples | A meaning look. | ||
Synonyms | meaning, pregnant | ||
Similar | meaningful | ||
Antonyms | meaningless, nonmeaningful | ||