adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

adj. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

adj. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

adj. important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

adj. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

adj. of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics"

adj. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

adj. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"

adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"

adj. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

adj. of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

adj. indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"

adj. of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"

adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

adj. gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"

adj. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"

adj. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

adj. characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

adj. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

adj. of the distant past: "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

adj. (combining form) former: "an ex-president"

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

adj. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

adj. long past; "olden days"

adj. recently past; "the other evening"

adj. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"

adj. at a specific prior time; "the then president"

adj. in or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult"

adj. (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"