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Definition of momentous:
Synonyms:
earnest, weighty, big, fateful, severe, significant, important, fatal, heavy, decide.
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important (part of speech: adjective)
- grave,
- world-shaking,
- notable,
- high-powered,
- prominent,
- crucial,
- big-name,
- important,
- distinguished,
- big-wig,
- influential,
- considerable,
- earthshaking,
- consequential,
- pivotal,
- salient,
- serious,
- critical,
- noteworthy,
- heavyweight,
- eminent
Usage examples:
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Somehow it was momentous news.
- "The Desert of Wheat", Zane Grey. -
Kelson was going to drive over to have the momentous interview with Miss Tredworth's father.
- "The Hunt Ball Mystery", Magnay, William. -
And, therefore, had he come, and been deputed the interpreter of such momentous words, Xenophon surely would not have struck his name out of the embassy to mention only Phalinus.
- "Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans", Clough, Arthur Hugh.