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earthshaking

earthshaking

1 7.2
Very important and likely to cause big changes
  • adjective
  • /ˈɜrθˌʃeɪkɪŋ/
translation icon : revolucionario
  • It's nothing really earthshaking.
  • an earthshaking revelation

Examples

  • Many believe that the recent changes in climate policy are earthshaking and will influence future generations.

  • The politician's earthshaking proposal to reform healthcare received widespread attention and sparked a national debate.

  • Each 28 years of my life has been of earthshaking importance, both for me and the earth.

    Blog text (11)

  • This isn't earthshaking news.

    Blog text (27)

  • The scientist's discovery of a new form of energy was considered an earthshaking advancement in technology.

Synonyms

impactful
vsearthshaking
15 4.8

Having a strong effect on people or things

is stronger and implies an exceptionally great or decisive impact
earth-shattering
vsearthshaking
9 6.1

Very important and surprising in a way that changes what happens

has the same meaning but is written without a hyphen
epochal
vsearthshaking
  • Formal
3 9.3

Very important and marking the start of a new era

is extremely important without implying a new era or beginning
world-shattering
vsearthshaking
1 7.0

Very important and likely to change many things

is a broad strong impact without insisting on global reach
world-shaking
vsearthshaking
1 7.2

Very important and able to affect the whole world

is similarly major but does not require worldwide effect

Antonyms

trivial
121 3.9

Not important or serious

insignificant
104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

How Important

earthshaking
1 7.2
momentous
  • Formal
46 7.0
important
∞ 1.0
significant
  • Specialized
92 4.9
notable
112 3.7

Surface Forms

earthshaking positive

Morphology

earthshaking = earth + shake (semi-transparent) = earth + shake + ing

Formally built from 'earth' + 'shake' + '-ing', but the meaning has become a figurative extension meaning 'very significant' rather than literally shaking the ground.

Etymology

Earthshaking comes from the parts earth and shake, using the idea of the ground 'shaking' to show a big change. So an earthshaking event is something extremely important that changes things a lot.