Momentous

Quick meaning: Momentous is an adjective meaning Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.

Meaning

Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.

Example Sentences

"It has been a momentous month, and I hope we shall all retain healthful recollections of it as long as we live."

What to the other parties was merely the sale of a ship was to him a momentous event involving a radically new view of existence.

The reason why I did not publish this book till the end of the last sessions of parliament was, because I did not care to interfere with more momentous affairs.

The last train ran on December 31, 1932, almost unnoticed, for it coincided with the running of the last steam passenger train down the main line from London to Brighton, a much more momentous event.

Synonyms for momentous

Depending on context, synonyms include significant, important, big.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include important, significant, big, crucial, epochal, meaningful.

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