IMPORT Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈim-ˌpȯrt

Definition of import

as in importance

the quality or state of being important I can't overemphasize the import of this examination on your future academic career

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as in meaning

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action didn't understand all the technical jargon, but got the general import of the speech

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verb

im-ˈpȯrt

as in to matter

to be of importance it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her

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as in to mean

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the word "freedom" can import different things to different people

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Recent Examples of import

Noun

The ComEd service area will need 4 gigawatts of out-of-state imports, or about 13% of its baseload requirement. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Canada has responded with reciprocal bans and its own import levies, and the back-and-forth could raise prices for Alaska consumers. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

While the president did not specify, his figure roughly tracks with some estimates of how much the EU has spent importing fossil fuels from Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 Faced with domestic cost-of-living concerns ahead of midterm elections, the US has agreed to import diesel from Russia — despite threatening sanctions on others that do so — and pressed for Moscow and Kyiv to reduce tensions. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for import

Recent Examples of Synonyms for import

Noun

The princess has also increasingly made the importance of nature a focus of her work, including last year's release of a four-part video series on the power of nature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Silver’s comments underscore the importance the league places on obtaining that information.

— Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of importance

Noun

Bears Ears is a living cultural landscape and sacred ancestral homeland of deep significance to Tribal Nations.

— Mary Beth Laughton, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Hassen discussed the significance of Type V composite pressure vessels, and their potential.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of significance

Noun

First was comic and content creator, George Brett Olson, who did a breakdown (watch it below) accusing an AI Instagram account with 300,000 followers of seemingly ripped off his joke word for word.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
SparkHub connects creator content to tracked sales inside its ShopBack app.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of content

Verb

Congress weighs competing proposals Anthropic’s draft enters a crowded legislative debate over how the United States should regulate frontier AI.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
With resurgent inflation and traders weighing the Fed's next move, any signal on the rate path could ripple through the equities, bond and currency markets.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of weigh

Verb

Organized crime helped build up Las Vegas, and a body stuffed in a barrel was known to signify a mob killing.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
In some states, officials will mark ballots with initials signifying an election judge reviewed the ballot or a counting tally.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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