Vocabulary
Momentous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events.
Urdu meaning
یادگاری لمحے، طعنہ زن
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The momentous inflation in the aftermath of the 1973 Arab-Israel war, coupled with high unemployment (stagflation and failure of the standard Keynesian framework in explaining it), led to this thought monopoly finally giving way.
Dawn Editorials —
Keynes` masterpiece at 90
— 2026-02-23
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EIGHTEEN months on from the momentous mass protests which upended political life in Bangladesh, the long-awaited general election has finally come to pass, ushering in what many are celebrating as a new era of popular sovereignty.
Dawn Editorials —
A new Bangladesh?
— 2026-02-13
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Computer technology has largely become an instrument of the global crumbling of political ideology.The counterargument to my narrative would be that we couldn`t possibly be living in more momentous times.
Dawn Editorials —
The eventless 21st century
— 2025-12-29
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They believe this is a momentous discovery that could rewrite the early history of civilisation in that region.
Dawn Editorials —
Taxila discovery
— 2025-12-28
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The opening of a new port in East Pakistan is a momentous event...
Dawn Editorials —
Seventy-five years ago East Pakistan`s progress
— 2025-12-10
Synonyms
important, significant, epoch-making, historic, apocalyptic, headline, fateful, portentous
Antonyms
unimportant, trivial, insignificant
Curator example
“a period of momentous changes in East–West relations”
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