all important
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Definition
Adjective: * Of the greatest importance; crucial; essential. Describes something that is absolutely necessary or of the highest priority for a particular outcome or situation.
Usage
The adjective "all-important" is used to emphasize that a single factor, detail, or element is critically necessary. It is typically placed before the noun it modifies. * It stresses that success, correctness, or a specific result depends entirely on this one thing. * It is a stronger and more emphatic term than simply "important."
Examples
- For the interview, making a good first impression is the all-important factor.
- The chef stressed that fresh herbs were the all-important ingredient for the sauce.
- In the final seconds of the game, the all-important goal was scored.
- Remembering your passport is the all-important step before heading to the airport.
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in contexts involving a key moment, a decisive element, or a critical piece of information.
- It can be used attributively (before a noun) but is less common predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is' or 'seems').
Variants and Related Words
- Crucial (adj.): Decisive; critical. (e.g., )
- Essential (adj.): Absolutely necessary; fundamental. (e.g., )
- Vital (adj.): Necessary for life or of paramount importance. (e.g., , )
- Paramount (adj.): More important than anything else; supreme. (e.g., )
- Of the essence (idiomatic phrase): Critically important with respect to time or necessity.
Synonyms
Critical, decisive, pivotal, key, indispensable, imperative.
Antonyms
Unimportant, insignificant, trivial, minor, inconsequential.
Related Idioms
- Of the essence: This idiom is a close synonym, particularly emphasizing critical importance, often related to time.
- In emergency medicine, speed is of the essence.
Adjective
- of the greatest importance
- the all-important subject of disarmament
- crucial information
- in chess cool nerves are of the essence