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More important vs. More importantly
More important
/mɔːr ɪmˈpɔːrtnt/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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More importantly
/mɔːr ɪmˈpɔːrtəntli/Examples:
More importantly, the project fosters innovation.The team is motivated, but more importantly, resilient.He is talented and, more importantly, dedicated.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- More important is often used as a predicate adjective phrase, typically following a linking verb such as be.
- More importantly is an adverbial phrase, often starting a sentence to show that the following information has greater significance.
- Remember that more important focuses on the noun important, while more importantly modifies an action.
- More important is like saying more of significance, while more importantly means in a more significant manner.
- Use more important to emphasize the noun being described, and more importantly to introduce something of greater importance in the context.
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