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Synonyms for momentous
moʊˈmɛn təsmo·men·tous
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momentous
Synonyms:
significant, important, material, weighty
Princeton's WordNet
momentousadjective
of very great significance
"deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"
Antonyms:
unimportant, insignificant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
momentousadjective
Synonyms:
important, weighty, significant, grave, serious, of importance, of great consequence
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "momentous":
memorable, transcendental, far-reaching, transcendent, important, significant
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#573 | important | |
#812 | material | |
#1406 | significant | |
#10727 | memorable | |
#34567 | transcendental | |
#41861 | transcendent | |
#42699 | momentous | |
#48375 | weighty |
How to use momentous in a sentence?
Though a good motive cannot sanction a bad action, a bad motive will always vitiate a good action. In common and trivial matters we may act without motives, but in momentous ones the most careful deliberation is wisdom.
I do feel that now is a time in which momentous events are taking place and there are great issues to be resolved and in those circumstances, it doesn't seem to me sensible to vacate the chair.
She described to us how momentous it felt to sit in that historic conference room with just the other eight justices.
We have seen some spectacular results for Kweichow Moutai sold in Hong Kong, but this momentous price takes the baijiu spirit's standing amongst collectors to new heights, whilst current travel restrictions may prevent our clients from moving around, this has proved no impediment to the growing momentum of Moutai's popularity outside Asia.
I think this is a momentous day.
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