importantly
In a crucial manner
Importantly is an adverb used to signal that what follows matters: More importantly, we need to discuss the budget.
Some usage guides have objected to more importantly in favor of more important, but both forms are standard and widely used.
The word emphasizes significance: She contributed importantly to the project's success.
In a decisive manner
- significantlyTo meaningful extent
- notablyEspecially or remarkably
- especiallyTo an exceptional degree
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
chiefly · principally · primarily · fundamentally · essentially · vitally · critically · meaningfully
As an important outcome
- momentouslyWith great significance
- weightilyWith great seriousness
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
decisively · influentially · pivotally · meaningfully · substantively · materially · tellingly
Meriting special attention
- remarkablyTo an unusual degree
- strikinglyIn attention-grabbing manner
- pointedlyWith deliberate emphasis
- emphaticallyWith strong emphasis
crucially
In a decisive manner
- significantlyTo meaningful extent
- notablyEspecially or remarkably
- especiallyTo an exceptional degree
particularly · chiefly · principally · primarily · fundamentally · essentially · vitally · critically · meaningfully · substantially
consequentially
As an important outcome
- momentouslyWith great significance
- weightilyWith great seriousness
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
profoundly · decisively · influentially · pivotally · meaningfully · substantively · materially · tellingly
noteworthy
Meriting special attention
- remarkablyTo an unusual degree
- strikinglyIn attention-grabbing manner
- pointedlyWith deliberate emphasis
- sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps
- "To a great extent" adverbsgreatly, much, largely, vastly, considerably
- Transition Wordshowever, therefore, furthermore, meanwhile, consequently
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
importantlyinsignificantly
In an unimportant manner
trivially · inconsequentially · negligibly · immaterially · pettily
importantlyincidentally
Introducing a tangent
lastly · parenthetically · secondarily · tangentially · by the way
- very importantOf utmost significance
- most importantOf greatest significance
- less importantOf lower significance
- more importantHaving greater significance
- most importantlyEmphasizing top priority
- very important personHigh-status individual