adjective · academic
significant
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/sig·NIF·i·cant
important or large enough to be noticed or have an effect; meaningful
Examples
“There was a significant increase in graduates finding work after the programme.”
“The results are statistically significant at the 5% level.”
“A significant number of respondents preferred public transport.”
Band 8 sentence
“The policy produced a significant reduction in emissions over five years.”
Collocations
- statistically significant
- a significant increase/drop
- significant effect/impact
Word family
Common mistakes
There was a significance change in income.→There was a significant change in income.
The result is significantly important.→The result is significant.
Say it for a higher band
5important→6substantial→7+significant
Synonyms
important
substantial
Easily confused
substantial
“There has been a substantial increase in house prices.”
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