important vs influential

important and influential both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
important	No	Yes	No	No
influential	No	Yes	No	No

important (adjective)	influential (adjective)
of great significance or value	having or exercising influence or power
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
important in effect or meaning
having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
having authority or ascendancy or influence