momentous
21momentous — a. Important, weighty, significant, grave, serious, of importance, of great consequence …
22momentous — adj crucial, critical, climacteric, eventful, pivotal, decisive; heavy, portentous, fraught, charged, laden; serious, grave, weighty, consequential, significant; major, considerable, landmark, vital, of vital interest, all important, of the… …
23momentous — mo·men·tous …
24momentous — adjective Syn: important, significant, historic, critical, crucial, decisive, pivotal, consequential, far reaching; informal earth shattering Ant: insignificant …
25momentous — [məʊˈmentəs] adj very important because of having an effect on future events …
26momentous — mo•men•tous [[t]moʊˈmɛn təs[/t]] adj. of great importance • Etymology: 1645–55 mo•men′tous•ly, adv. mo•men′tous•ness, n …
27momentous — /moʊˈmɛntəs / (say moh mentuhs), /mə / (say muh ) adjective of great importance or consequence; fraught with serious or far reaching consequences, as events, decisions, etc. –momentously, adverb –momentousness, noun …
28momentous — adj. having great importance. Derivatives: momentously adv. momentousness n …
29momentary - momentous — ◊ momentary Something that is momentary lasts for only a short time. There was a momentary pause. ◊ momentous A momentous event or decision is very important, because of the effects it will have. It was here that the momentous discovery was made …
30Momentously — Momentous Mo*men tous, a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid, momentary.] Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs. {Mo*men tous*ly}, adv. {Mo*men tous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
