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- DictionaryCru·cial/ˈkro͞oSH(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something: "negotiations were at a crucial stage"
The meaning of CRUCIAL is important, significant. How to use crucial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crucial.
(of a decision or event) extremely important because many other things depend on it: The behavior of the oceans is a crucial aspect of global warming. crucially. adverb us / ˈkru·ʃə·li / The band wants to win over fans and, more crucially, radio programmers.
Crucial definition: involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical. See examples of CRUCIAL used in a sentence.
The word crucial describes something that is important or essential to success, like the crucial dress rehearsals that ensure everything will run smoothly on your play's opening night.
essential extremely important and completely necessary, because without it something cannot exist, be made, or be successful: Experience is essential for this job. vital essential: The police play a vital role in our society.
Definition of crucial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. Extremely significant or important: "Infancy ... is now understood as a crucial building block of human personality" (Anne Roiphe). b. Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome: a crucial moment in the political campaign. See Synonyms at decisive.