100 Other Words for “Very Important”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	A-class	Highest quality or status.
2.	A1 priority	Top-level urgency or rank.
3.	Abiding	Lasting; not fleeting.
4.	Absolute	Total; without exception.
5.	Accentuated	Made especially prominent.
6.	Accredited	Officially recognized as valid.
7.	Acute	Intense and demanding attention.
8.	Admitted	Formally accepted as true.
9.	Advisable	Wise and worth following.
10.	All-important	Crucial above all others.
11.	Anchoring	Providing central support.
12.	Authoritative	Commanding trust and obedience.
13.	Axiomatic	Self-evidently true; foundational.
14.	Backbone	Main support or core strength.
15.	Bedrock	Fundamental basis or support.
16.	Big-ticket	High-value; major consequence.
17.	Binding	Obligatory; must be followed.
18.	Capital	Of first-rate importance.
19.	Cardinal	Chief; most essential.
20.	Central	At the core; key.
21.	Chief	Primary in rank or importance.
22.	Climactic	Most decisive point.
23.	Commanding	Dominant; hard to ignore.
24.	Compelling	Forcing attention or action.
25.	Consequential	Having significant results.
26.	Critical	Decisive; vital to success.
27.	Crucial	Essential for a result.
28.	Defining	Determining identity or character.
29.	Definitive	Settling the matter conclusively.
30.	Determinative	Having decisive influence.
31.	Dire	Urgent and serious.
32.	Do-or-die	Allowing no failure.
33.	Earthshaking	Causing major change.
34.	Essential	Absolutely necessary.
35.	Esteemed	Highly valued and respected.
36.	Eventful	Full of significant happenings.
37.	Exalted	Raised to high status.
38.	Fateful	Having far-reaching effects.
39.	Flagship	Most important or prominent.
40.	Foremost	First in rank or place.
41.	Foundational	Serving as a base.
42.	Fundamental	Basic and necessary.
43.	Game-changing	Altering the situation radically.
44.	Germane	Directly relevant to the matter.
45.	Grave	Serious; weighty.
46.	Groundbreaking	Introducing major new advances.
47.	Guiding	Providing direction or standards.
48.	Hard-hitting	Strongly effective and impactful.
49.	High-impact	Producing strong effects.
50.	High-leverage	Yielding outsized results.
51.	Highest-priority	Most urgent or important.
52.	Historic	Notably significant in history.
53.	Imperative	Required; unavoidable.
54.	Imposing	Strikingly impressive; weighty.
55.	Indispensable	Impossible to do without.
56.	Influential	Able to shape outcomes.
57.	Instrumental	Serving as a key means.
58.	Integral	Necessary for completeness.
59.	Key	Of central importance.
60.	Landmark	Marking a major turning point.
61.	Leading	Most important or prominent.
62.	Life-or-death	Involving survival stakes.
63.	Linchpin	Essential element holding together.
64.	Major	Significant in size or effect.
65.	Meaningful	Full of significance.
66.	Momentous	Of great importance.
67.	Monumental	Great in importance or scale.
68.	Must-have	Essential to possess or include.
69.	Necessary	Required; not optional.
70.	Notable	Worthy of attention.
71.	Noteworthy	Meriting notice; significant.
72.	Paramount	More important than all else.
73.	Pivotal	Turning point; central to outcome.
74.	Preeminent	Surpassing all others.
75.	Pressing	Requiring immediate attention.
76.	Primary	First in order or importance.
77.	Prime	First in importance.
78.	Prime-time	At peak importance or attention.
79.	Principal	Main; most important.
80.	Priority	Having precedence over others.
81.	Priority-grade	Ranked as top precedence.
82.	Prized	Highly valued.
83.	Profound	Deeply significant.
84.	Prominent	Standing out; easily noticed.
85.	Quintessential	Most typical and important example.
86.	Ranked-first	Placed at top importance.
87.	Requisite	Needed for a purpose.
88.	Resounding	Strongly impressive; unmistakable.
89.	Salient	Most noticeable or important.
90.	Signal	Key; showing importance.
91.	Significant	Having meaning or consequence.
92.	Singular	Exceptional; standing alone.
93.	Solemn	Serious and weighty.
94.	Stakes-high	Involving great risk or reward.
95.	Strategic	Important for long-term aims.
96.	Substantial	Considerable in importance.
97.	Supreme	Highest in authority or importance.
98.	Top-drawer	Of the highest quality.
99.	Top-priority	Most urgent; first concern.
100.	Transcendent	Surpassing ordinary importance.