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world-shaking

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Momentous; of great import; of great significance, importance or consequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

sufficiently significant to affect the whole world

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • earthshaking proposals
  • the contest was no world-shaking affair
  • the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: earthshaking, world-shattering

Antonyms: none provided

History

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