significance

Converse of object

• appreciate: To appreciate the full significance of that promise we must take note of the circumstances in which the Epistle was written.
• grasp: No need to grasp beforehand the significance of the whole.
• downplay: But the State Department is downplaying the political significance of the trip... more Add a comment.
• attach: G submitted that the courts below were wrong to attach no significance to the fact that G was the natural mother of the children.
• explain: Nicholas Kazan, a Hollywood screenwriter, explained the significance of what Ellis has done to the Los Angeles Times.
• underline: A wonderfully counterbalanced performance graveside from Audrey served only to underline the significance and excellence of the episodes.

Adjective modifier

• statistical: Statistical significance does not transfer directly into clinical practice.
• prognostic: Lengthy seizures do not appear to result in residual deficits or have adverse prognostic significance.
• symbolic: The ribbons were personally designed by King George VI and all have symbolic significance.
• historical: In each key stage we give children the opportunity to visit sites of historical significance.
• archeological: Some of these sites because of their archeological significance are subject to license and require special permission to dive.
• cultural: For listed buildings the primary aim should be to protect cultural significance.

Modifies a noun

testing: Confidence interval estimation provides a convenient alternative to significance testing in most situations.

Noun used with modifier

• ritual: Usually there is a religious or ritual significance to such an object.
• conservation: Does my proposal fall within a site of national or international nature conservation significance?

Preposition: in

context: The word " catenary " actually means the natural sag of such a wire and has more significance in this context than normally realized.

Preposition: of

• finding: The significance of these findings for humans is unknown.
• discovery: Nature A discussion of the significance of the new discoveries on Flores.
• resurrection: Those men were so captivated by the significance of the resurrection that they could not help but preach it.
• difference: The significance of the differences in both cases is low because of the small numbers involved.