significant vs important

significant and important both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, significant and important are synonyms defined as:

significant (adjective)	important (adjective)
important in effect or meaning	of great significance or value
too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
of considerable importance, size, or worth	important in effect or meaning
rich in significance or implication	having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
	having authority or ascendancy or influence