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all-important
adjective /ˌɔːl.ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/
/ˌɑːl-/ Definition
(Definition of all-important adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Being important and having importance
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- Important and essential things
- Important people and describing important people
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- Of little or less importance
- People of little importance
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Synonyms and related words:
- arch- prefix (MAIN)
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning adjective (STRONG)
- chief adjective (MOST IMPORTANT)
- considerable adjective
- critical adjective (IMPORTANT)
- crucial adjective
- momentous adjective
- no less idiom
- notable adjective
- notably adverb
- noteworthy adjective
- prominent adjective (FAMOUS)
- salient adjective
- seriously adverb (NEEDING ATTENTION)
- substantial adjective (LARGE)
- substantially adverb (LARGE)
- substantive adjective
- supreme adjective, adverb
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