Synonyms for momentous
moʊˈmɛn təsmo·men·tous

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1. momentous

   Synonyms:
   significant, important, material, weighty

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1. momentousadjective

   of very great significance

   "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, insignificant

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1. momentousadjective

   Synonyms:
   important, weighty, significant, grave, serious, of importance, of great consequence

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1. List of paraphrases for "momentous":

   memorable, transcendental, far-reaching, transcendent, important, significant

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1. Frederic Goudy:

   Of all the achievements of the human mind, the birth of the alphabet is the most momentous.

2. Anika Collier Navaroli:

   I risked a lot to come forward and speak to the committee and to share the truth about these momentous occasions in history.

3. Gina Rinehart:

   This is a truly momentous occasion as we receive the first vessel alongside the Roy Hill wharf and the first of our high grade product is loaded for the steel mills of Asia.

4. Roger Wicker:

   I fear that Section 230's sweeping liability protections for Big Tech are stifling true diversity of political discourse on the internet, on the eve of a momentous and highly charged election, it is imperative that this committee of jurisdiction and the American people receive a full accounting from the heads of these companies about their content moderation practices.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   I’ve spent time in Iowa and New Hampshire. This is not random, we’re just trying to figure our way through this. It is an unbelievably momentous decision to say you believe you should be the leader of the United States of America.