| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acute | severe or intense |
| 2. | big | important or serious |
| 3. | broad | wide in range or scope |
| 4. | burning | very urgent or important |
| 5. | capital | chief or most important |
| 6. | cardinal | of basic importance |
| 7. | central | at the core; important |
| 8. | chief | highest in rank or importance |
| 9. | commanding | having great authority or attention |
| 10. | consequential | important in effect or result |
| 11. | considerable | fairly large or important |
| 12. | core | most central or essential |
| 13. | critical | decisively important |
| 14. | crucial | extremely important |
| 15. | decisive | settling an issue; crucial |
| 16. | defining | most important or characteristic |
| 17. | determinative | having a deciding effect |
| 18. | distinguished | important and respected |
| 19. | dominant | most influential or powerful |
| 20. | earnest | serious and sincere |
| 21. | eminent | famous and respected; important |
| 22. | enormous | extremely large |
| 23. | epic | grand or very large |
| 24. | essential | absolutely necessary; very important |
| 25. | exceptional | unusually good or important |
| 26. | extensive | covering a large area |
| 27. | extraordinary | very unusual or remarkable |
| 28. | far-reaching | having wide effects |
| 29. | first-rank | of the highest class |
| 30. | forceful | strong and effective |
| 31. | foremost | most important or leading |
| 32. | formidable | very powerful or impressive |
| 33. | front-rank | among the most important |
| 34. | frontline | most important or active |
| 35. | fundamental | forming the base; essential |
| 36. | gigantic | extremely large |
| 37. | governing | having controlling influence |
| 38. | grand | large in scale or importance |
| 39. | grave | serious or important |
| 40. | great | important or notable |
| 41. | hard-core | serious or intense |
| 42. | head | top or leading |
| 43. | heavy-duty | strong, serious, or substantial |
| 44. | high-level | senior or important |
| 45. | high-priority | needing attention before others |
| 46. | high-stakes | involving serious consequences |
| 47. | huge | very large |
| 48. | immense | extremely large or important |
| 49. | impressive | making a strong impact |
| 50. | indispensable | too important to do without |
| 51. | influential | having strong influence |
| 52. | integral | necessary to make complete |
| 53. | key | very important or essential |
| 54. | large | great in size or extent |
| 55. | leading | most important or prominent |
| 56. | main | most important or primary |
| 57. | massive | very large or substantial |
| 58. | master | chief or principal |
| 59. | material | important; relevant |
| 60. | meaningful | important or significant |
| 61. | meaty | substantial and important |
| 62. | momentous | very important and far-reaching |
| 63. | monumental | very great in importance |
| 64. | necessary | needed or required |
| 65. | notable | important or worthy of notice |
| 66. | noteworthy | deserving attention; important |
| 67. | operative | having effect or influence |
| 68. | outstanding | exceptionally good or important |
| 69. | overriding | more important than others |
| 70. | paramount | more important than anything else |
| 71. | pivotal | of crucial importance |
| 72. | powerful | having great power or effect |
| 73. | preeminent | surpassing all others |
| 74. | premier | first in rank or importance |
| 75. | prevailing | most common or dominant |
| 76. | primary | of first importance |
| 77. | prime | first in importance or quality |
| 78. | principal | first in importance |
| 79. | prominent | important and well known |
| 80. | remarkable | worthy of attention |
| 81. | ruling | exercising control or authority |
| 82. | salient | most noticeable or important |
| 83. | senior | higher in rank or status |
| 84. | serious | important and needing attention |
| 85. | signal | notably important or remarkable |
| 86. | significant | important enough to matter |
| 87. | strategic | important to long-term plans |
| 88. | substantial | large or important in amount |
| 89. | substantive | having real importance |
| 90. | superior | higher in rank or quality |
| 91. | supreme | highest in degree or authority |
| 92. | telling | having a strong effect |
| 93. | top-level | highest rank or importance |
| 94. | tremendous | very great in amount |
| 95. | ultimate | final or most important |
| 96. | urgent | requiring immediate attention |
| 97. | vast | very great in size |
| 98. | vital | absolutely necessary or important |
| 99. | weighty | having great importance |
| 100. | wholesale | on a large scale |
