Momentous \Mo*men"tous\, a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid,
momentary.]
Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a
momentous decision; momentous affairs. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
momentous
adj : of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb
was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn: big]
WordNet (r) 2.0
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "momentous":
absolute, ascendant, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized,
autocratic, big, big-league, big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged,
bustling, charged, charismatic, charming, clothed with authority,
commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, controlling,
critical, crucial, decisive, dominant, double-barreled,
duly constituted, earthshaking, effective, effectual, efficacious,
eminent, empowered, enchanting, epochal, estimable, eventful,
ex officio, fraught, full of incident, governing, grand, grave,
great, heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-powered,
imperative, important, influential, laden, leading, magnetic,
major, material, meaningful, mighty, monocratic, name, of concern,
official, personable, persuasive, phenomenal, pivotal, portentous,
potent, powerful, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, puissant,
ranking, reputable, ruling, self-important, senior, serious,
significant, stirring, strong, suasive, substantial, superior,
supreme, telling, totalitarian, vital, weighty, winning,
world-shaking
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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