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English adjective: crucial

1. crucial of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis


SamplesA crucial moment in his career.
A crucial election.
A crucial issue for women.


Synonymsimportant


Similarcritical, decisive, life-and-death, life-or-death, pivotal, polar


See alsocritical, decisive, essential


Antonymsnoncrucial

2. crucial having crucial relevance


SamplesCrucial to the case.
Relevant testimony.


Similarmaterial


Antonymsimmaterial

3. crucial of the greatest importance


SamplesThe all-important subject of disarmament.
Crucial information.
In chess cool nerves are of the essence.


Synonymsall important, all-important, essential, of the essence


Similarimportant, of import


Antonymsunimportant









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