important
I
(urgent) adjective
acute, called for, clamant, clamorous, cogent, compelling, critical, crucial, crying, demanding attention, driving, essential, exigent, high-priority, impelling, imperative, importunate, in demand, indispensable, inescapable, instant, necessary, necessitous, needed, prerequisite, pressing, requested, required, requisite, unavoidable, vital, wanted
II
(significant) adjective
big, capital, chief, commanding, consequential, considerable, crucial, dignified, distinguished, esteemed, famous, far-reaching, first, foremost, formidable, grand, grave, gravis, high-level, illustrious, imposing, impressive, influential, leading, magnus, main, majestic, major, marked, material, mattering much, memorable, mighty, momentous, notable, noteworthy, of great consequence, of great magnitude, of great weight, of high standing, of high station, of importance, outstanding, overshadowing, paramount, portentous, powerful, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, relevant, remarkable, salient, serious, signal, solemn, substantial, superior, supreme, valuable, weighty, well-known
III
index
consequential (substantial), considerable, constructive (creative), critical (crucial), crucial, decisive, determinative, essential (required), exigent, famous, germane, illustrious, indispensable, influential, key, major, momentous, necessary (required), notable, noteworthy, outstanding (prominent), peremptory (imperative), potent, powerful, predominant, primary, prime (most valuable), prominent, relevant, remarkable, renowned, requisite, salient, serious (grave), special, strategic, substantial, substantive, unusual, urgent, valuable, vital
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006