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More important vs. More importantly

More important

/mɔːr ɪmˈpɔːrtnt/
Having greater significance or value than something else.

Examples:

Family is more important than material wealth.A peaceful mind is more important than success.More important than talent is persistence.

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This word has no synonyms

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More importantly

/mɔːr ɪmˈpɔːrtəntli/
Used to emphasize a factor or argument of greater significance.

Examples:

More importantly, the project fosters innovation.The team is motivated, but more importantly, resilient.He is talented and, more importantly, dedicated.

Synonyms:

This word has no synonyms

Antonyms:

This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • More important is often used as an adjective phrase, modifying a noun.
  • More importantly is used to introduce a statement or indicate the manner of an action and is an adverbial phrase.
  • Think of more importantly as a way to stress the importance of the following statement.
  • You can often replace more importantly with what’s more,in writing, more important' is sometimes preferred for succinctness.
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