Synonyms for significance
sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənssig·nif·i·cance

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1. significancenoun

   the quality of being significant

   "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, implication, signification

   Antonyms:
   insignificance

2. significance, import, implicationnoun

   a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

   "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, deduction, signification, entailment, conditional relation, logical implication, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   insignificance

3. meaning, significance, signification, importnoun

   the message that is intended or expressed or signified

   "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, substance, signification, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   insignificance

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1. • Importance
   • Meaning
   • Message

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1. significancenoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, purport, sense

2. significancenoun

   Synonyms:
   importance, consequence, weight, moment

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1. significancenoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, import, consequence, importance, force

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1. List of paraphrases for "significance":

   importance, meaning, relevance, important, scope, weight, sense, significant, interest, prominence, value, emphasis

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1. California Gov. Jerry Brown:

   At the same time, I don’t minimize the significance of this terrorist attack. It’s a very clear indication that this is a global phenomenon and that people who are committed to this jihadist doctrine are going to be killing people in very unexpected places. So we have to be, as I said, we have to be on guard and we have to do whatever we can do.

2. Eugene Fidell:

   I think [ Trump ] was speaking with reckless indifference to the consequences of what President Trump was saying, as a citizen, I find Fox News deeply disturbing that anyone could blow off comments a candidate for the nation’s highest office makes on the basis that they are simply campaign rhetoric. We don’t have a more important exercise in our national civic life than presidential campaigns and to treat those as easy come, easy go in terms of significance of what people say is a very unfortunate development that should be resisted now.

3. Olivia Marks-Woldman:

   Although the symbolic significance of the funeral is clear, particularly for so many survivors of the Holocaust who were not able to hold funerals for their own relatives, we must not forget that these remains are of six individuals, who lived distinct and unique lives.

4. Jennifer Runyon:

   We believe this shows the continued significance of The BGN and the importance of being responsive to concerns about names that are considered offensive, while adhering to established principles, policies, and procedures, the BGN adopts a careful and systematic approach to governing geographic names data and is more relevant and more challenging than ever during the era of the Internet and Geographic Information Systems. We take this responsibility very seriously and hope that everyone will honor the outcomes of the decision process.

5. Phillip Mullaly:

   I was in a bit of shock actually because I saw it and I thought this is looking like it’s complete, like it’s just fallen out of a shark’s mouth even though it’s 25 million years old, these teeth are of international significance, as they represent one of just three associated groupings of Carcharocles angustidens teeth in the world, and the very first set to ever be discovered in Australia.