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momentous

adjective

1. of great or far-reaching importance or consequence:
   a momentous day.
   Synonyms: serious, crucial, critical, vital
   Antonyms: trifling, trivial

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Derived Forms

• moˈmentousness, noun
• moˈmentously, adverb

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Other Words From

• mo·mentous·ly adverb
• mo·mentous·ness noun
• unmo·mentous adjective
• unmo·mentous·ly adverb
• unmo·mentous·ness noun

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Example Sentences

We women have been robbed of what could have been a momentous campaign and a historic victory.

"It was like finding a needle in a haystack, and to rediscover this year was momentous," said James Penca, a Titanic researcher and presenter of the Witness Titanic podcast.

Smalls is a decidedly charismatic rabble-rouser in the momentous year “Union” chronicles.

In a final farewell message before leaving the job on Tuesday, Stoltenberg said that the last ten years had been "momentous".

She said: "It is a very momentous day. The plant has always been running and we've always been doing our best to keep it operating....It is a very sad moment."