- importance
- nounADJECTIVE▪ cardinal, central, considerable, critical, crucial, enormous, extreme, fundamental, great, high, immense, key, major, outstanding (esp. BrE), overriding, overwhelming, paramount, particular, profound, real, special, supreme, tremendous, vital▪ first, greatest, highest, primary, prime, utmost▪
This information is of the first importance.
▪It is of the utmost importance that you arrive on time.
▪ growing, increased, increasing▪ declining▪the declining importance of manufacturing industry
▪ lesser, limited, marginal, minor, secondary▪ general▪ added▪ immediate▪ continued, continuing, lasting▪ equal▪ relative▪ intrinsic▪ obvious▪ perceived▪differences in the perceived importance of the different subjects in the curriculum
▪ potential▪ public▪ international, national▪ practical▪ theoretical▪ symbolic▪the symbolic importance of iron in German culture
▪ archaeological, commercial, constitutional, cultural, ecological, economic, environmental, historic, historical, legal, military, political, social, strategicVERB + IMPORTANCE▪ have▪These finds have considerable scientific importance.
▪ assume, take on▪Education takes on an added importance at a time of economic uncertainty.
▪ grow in, increase in, rise in▪ decline in, diminish in, fall in▪The overseas markets have now declined in importance.
▪ attach, give sth, place▪To what objectives do you attach most importance?
▪the importance placed on cleanliness
▪ accept, acknowledge, appreciate, be aware of, grasp, learn, note, realize, recognize, see, understand▪People were aware of the importance of working with nature.
▪ demonstrate, illustrate, indicate, point to, reflect, show, suggest▪Figure 2.2 shows the relative importance of the different service industries.
▪ affirm, assert, reaffirm, reiterate▪ deny, discount, dismiss▪I don't discount the importance of theory, but I am really concerned with practice.
▪ confirm, reinforce▪ draw attention to, emphasize, highlight, point out, promote, stress, underline, underscore (esp. AmE)▪The manual stresses the importance of regular maintenance.
▪ diminish, downplay, minimize, play down (esp. BrE)▪She was inclined to downplay the importance of her own role in the affair.
▪ exaggerate, overemphasize, overestimate, overstate▪ underestimate▪Don't underestimate the importance of good presentation.
▪ increase▪ reduce▪ assess, consider, discuss, evaluate▪ explain▪ doubt, cast doubt on, question, throw doubt on▪No one can seriously question the political importance of the environment.
▪ forget, ignore, overlookIMPORTANCE + VERB▪ lie in sth▪The town's importance lies in the richness and quality of its architecture.
PREPOSITION▪ of … importance▪a figure of crucial importance in the history of design
▪ importance for▪an area of enormous importance for wildlife
▪ importance to▪the importance to the country of a healthy economy
PHRASES▪ in order of importance▪Deal with the issues in order of importance.
▪ a matter of grave importance, a matter of great importance, a matter of importance
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
