Synonym: considerable, effective, eventful, great, important, influential, outstanding, powerful, stirring. Similar words: moment, momentum, in a moment, momentary, at the moment, for the moment, at this moment, mentor. Meaning: [məʊ'mentəs] adj. of very great significance.
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(31) At the age of two, a male makes a momentous decision-whether to become adult or to stay young.
(32) The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate, yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas's death.
(33) Informative, revealing, funny, they add up to a comprehensive picture of a momentous year.
(34) At first the momentous events unfolding in Rome seemed barely relevant.
(35) Another half-hour of it would have sealed a momentous victory.
(36) It was as if she had made her decision, her momentous decision to marry, sleepwalking.
(37) They were called the chordates, and started a momentous chain of evolutionary events.
(38) Yet the treaty of 1259 did introduce a momentous change into the relations between the two powers.
(39) Crises often mark turning points in overall patterns of policy development, because the consequences of alternative decisions can be momentous.
(40) Now, they can savor a momentous event of their own.
(41) We measure happiness and sadness by momentous things that happened on occasions such as these.
(42) Yet Major did not choose to discuss the momentous decision he was about to take with his wife.
(43) They were eating, sleeping, defecating, or otherwise engaged in some momentous enterprise.
(44) At this point William made a momentous decision -- he resigned from his job and joined the army.Sentencedict
(45) Such passages recorded a life lived on the plane of momentous public events; life as history.
(46) This was to be a momentous decision although he did not know it at the time.
(47) In fact there has been a momentous shift in the United States' stance towards the world.
(48) The revolution taking place in eastern Europe must be counted as one of the most momentous events of this century.
(49) Thus for more than two mortal hours the momentous issue stood trembling in the balance.
(50) Within a decade, she was making momentous decisions about the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.
(51) The coming parliamentary session will provide a momentous opportunity for public debate on a matter of deep moral significance.
(52) We stand on the brink of two momentous decisions at Maastricht.
(53) The general opinion was that comets were immaterial, spiritual portents sent by the Creator as warnings about impending momentous events.
(54) That is going to be a pretty momentous event.
(55) This is rare and representative of his momentous spirit.
(56) The attempt was attended by the most momentous results.
(57) The president will announce a momentous decision.
(58) This is a momentous, hard-won achievement.
(59) After the Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Lee invaded the North and engaged Union forces under George Meade at the momentous Battle of Gettysburg.
(60) And this is a really momentous occasion because we’re celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps and you are part of that 50th Anniversary group.
More similar words: moment, momentum, in a moment, momentary, at the moment, for the moment, at this moment, mentor, tournament, foment, comment on, not to mention, establishment of, in touch, point out, count out, commencement, amendment, keep in touch, come into, entailment, enticement, resentment, entertainment, sentiment, riotous, circuitous, solicitous, iniquitous, ubiquitous.