Significant vs Overwhelming - What's the difference?
significant | overwhelming |
Signifying something; carrying meaning.
* Sir Walter Raleigh
Having a covert or hidden meaning.
Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.
Reasonably large in number or amount.
(statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
* Shakespeare
Present participle of to overwhelm .
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
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Very great or intense.
Extreme.
As adjectives the difference between significant and overwhelming
is that significant is signifying something; carrying meaning while overwhelming is overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.As a noun significant
is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.As a verb overwhelming is
present participle of to overwhelm .significant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a significant''' word or sound; a '''significant look
- It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant , but not efficient.
- That was a significant step in the right direction.
- The First World War was a significant event.
Synonyms
* importantAntonyms
* insignificant * ignorable * negligible * slightNoun
(en noun)- (Wordsworth)
- In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.
overwhelming
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.