Important and Obscure

Important

Important adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Usage example: the discovery of penicillin was a very important event in the history of medicine

Obscure is an antonym for important.

Obscure

Obscure adjective - Not widely known.
Usage example: he's an obscure artist now, but he's sure to be famous someday

Important is an antonym for obscure in unknown topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Visual Novel / Jake Hunter They're always questions about important plot elements, so the answers usually aren't very obscure.
  • Comic Book / The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Barber and Roberts addressed this in an interview, stating that, in addition to having a new toy, they made him more important because they chose him at random from a wealth of obscure characters.
  • Film / World War Z The poor kid ends up accidentally killing himself before learning anything about the infection at all, though he does give an important, obscure hint to Gerry.
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