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   Cru·cial

   /ˈkro͞oSH(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something: "negotiations were at a crucial stage" Similar pivotalcriticalkeyclimactericdecisivedecidingdeterminingsettlingtestingtryingsearchingmajorsignificantinfluentialmomentousconsequentialweightybigimportanthistoricepoch-makingfar-reachinglife-and-deathOpposite minor
   • ▪ of great importance: "this game is crucial to our survival" Similar very importantof the utmost importanceof great consequenceof the essencecriticalhigh-prioritypreeminentparamountall-importantessentialvitalvitally importantindispensablemandatoryurgentpressingcompellingnecessaryneededrequiredrequisiteOpposite unimportant

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘cross-shaped’): from French, from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’. The sense ‘decisive’ is from Francis Bacon's Latin phrase instantia crucis ‘crucial instance’, which he explained as a metaphor from a crux or fingerpost marking a fork at a crossroad; Newton and Boyle took up the metaphor in experimentum crucis ‘crucial experiment’.

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   • 1. cruciality noun

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   Synonyms for CRUCIAL: key, critical, vital, pivotal, essential, fundamental, necessary, basic; Antonyms of CRUCIAL: minor, unimportant, insignificant, trivial, inconsequential

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   Synonyms and antonyms of crucial in English. crucial. adjective. These are words and phrases related to crucial. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of crucial. Father made all the crucial decisions in our family. Synonyms. decisive. critical. determining. defining. significant. momentous. weighty.

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   Need synonyms for crucial? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts . Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something. Of great importance. Representing the primary, or most important, aspect of something. In urgent need of immediate attention. … more . Adjective. .

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   2 days ago · 1 (adjective) in the sense of vital. Definition. of exceptional importance. (informal) the most crucial election campaign in years. Synonyms. vital. important. pressing. essential. urgent. momentous. high-priority. See examples for synonyms. 2 (adjective) in the sense of critical. Definition. of exceptional importance.

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   Synonyms for CRUCIAL: critical, acute, important, essential, pivotal, decisive, vital, climactic, climacteric, all-important, severe; Antonyms for CRUCIAL: uncritical, noncrucial, unimportant, trivial, inessential.

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. critical. essential. vital. important. pivotal. significant. major. fundamental. decisive. urgent. central. serious. necessary. momentous. imperative. pressing. indispensable. basic. grave. main. key. principal. paramount. all-important. deciding. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. Related. Common usage.