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- [awl im-pawr-tnt]
- /ɔl ɪmˈpɔr tnt/
- /ɔːl ɪmˈpɔːtnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl im-pawr-tnt]
- /ɔl ɪmˈpɔr tnt/
Definitions of all-important word
- adjective all-important crucial; vital 3
- adjective all-important highly important; necessary; essential 3
- adjective all-important extremely or vitally important; essential. 1
- adjective all-important Very important; vital or crucial. 0
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Origin of all-important
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40
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Parts of speech for All-important
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
all-important popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for all-important
adj all-important
- dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- strategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
Antonyms for all-important
adj all-important
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
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