Synonyms & related words for importance

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of importance — including significance, momentousness, salience, prominence, seriousness, noteworthiness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to importance

Explore words related to importance — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include grandness, nonsignificance, significs, important, unimportance, relevance, cruciality, crucial. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for importance

Common synonyms for importance include significance, momentousness, salience, prominence, seriousness, noteworthiness, weightiness, priority — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does importance come from?

The word importance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root port-, from Latin porto (“carry”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.