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crucial

/ crucial /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
"a crucial moment in his career"
"a crucial election"
"a crucial issue for women"
Similar:
critical decisive life-and-death life-or-death pivotal polar
Opposites:
noncrucial
See also:
critical decisive essential
adjective satellite Sense 2
having the power or quality of deciding
"the crucial experiment"
"cast the deciding vote"
"the determinative (or determinant) battle"
Similar:
decisive
adjective satellite Sense 3
having crucial relevance
"crucial to the case"
"relevant testimony"
Similar:
material
adjective satellite Sense 4
of the greatest importance
"the all-important subject of disarmament"
"crucial information"
"in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
Similar:
important of import
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
10
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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critical decisive life-and-death life-or-death pivotal polar noncrucial material important of import