Important and Main

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Important

Important adjective - Of great significance or value.
Usage example: important people
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Main is a synonym for important in position topic. In some cases you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Important".
Nearby Words: importance, importantly, importation

Main

Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: this is the main point of the study—everything else is secondary
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Important is a synonym for main. Sometimes you can use "Important" instead an adjective "Main".
Nearby Words: mainly, mainline

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  • Group Picture Ending In a bittersweet turn, the other page has another group picture of three main/important characters who lost their life.
    Source: Group Picture Ending
  • Season 3 did a similar thing, but listing only main and important characters (Mane 6, Spike, Princesses, Shining Armor, Discord, Big Mac, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Granny Smith - before you ask no, Scootaloo's voice was never credited on screen).
    Source: Now Which One Was That Voice?
  • John Terrafino for example, went from being a minor character (GONE), a recurring character (HUNGER), a important/main character (LIES), a character who is eternally on mute and is only mentioned once in a cross refrence (PLAGUE) and then isn't present at all (FEAR).
    Source: Demoted To Extra / Literature
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