Important crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Important” are GREAT, LARGE or CHIEF, with 5 letters. Below are 65 answers from 3 to 13 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

BIG 3 letters · adjective

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent “set out for the big city”

MAIN 4 letters · adjective

most important element “the main doors were of solid glass”

GREAT 5 letters · adjective

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind “a great juicy steak”

MASTER 6 letters · adjective

most important element “the master bedroom”

CENTRAL 7 letters · adjective

serving as an essential component “the central cause of the problem”

CRITICAL 8 letters · adjective

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws “a critical attitude”

ESSENTIAL 9 letters · adjective

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary “essential tools and materials”

REMARKABLE 10 letters · adjective

unusual or striking “a remarkable sight”

SIGNIFICANT 11 letters · adjective

important in effect or meaning “a significant change in tax laws”

AUTHORITATIVE 13 letters · adjective

having authority or ascendancy or influence “the captain's authoritative manner”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, MAIN, BETA and STAR all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: M → MAIN · B → BETA · S → STAR. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, GREAT, LARGE, CHIEF, HEAVY, GRAND and POLAR all fit. The fifth letter tells them all apart: T → GREAT · E → LARGE · F → CHIEF · Y → HEAVY · D → GRAND · R → POLAR. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, MASTER, PRIMAL and STAPLE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: M → MASTER · P → PRIMAL · S → STAPLE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “important” means

• adjective: of great significance or value (“important people”)
• adjective: important in effect or meaning
• adjective: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
• adjective: having authority or ascendancy or influence (“an important official”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as IMPORTANT, and words whose definition is IMPORTANT. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.