important

Significant worth or consequence. Valuable. Self importance.

Word Structure

Phonemes, morphemes and spelling play important roles in reading.

9 Letters, 3 Syllables

im por tant


9 Phonemes

im p aw r t ənt


onset, rime

i mp aw rt ə n t


2 Morphemes

important


Sentence Examples

Marie Curie made many important scientific discoveries.

Reading is important for learning many skills.

Common Phrases

I have more important fish to fry.

To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to.

Your call is important to us.

cliché A stock expression used by an automated voice service when a customer on the phone has been put on hold. Often used humorously or satirically.


Related Words

big

crucial

great

decisive

essential


Word Score

A visual look at the difficulty and importance of the word.

Rhymes

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

unimportant

serpent

absorbent

Spelling

End in the same spelling pattern.

unimportant

giant

infant

Vowel Friends

Contain the same vowel combination

unimportant

infant

Onset Friends

Begin with the same phoneme

into

I'll

its

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