crucial
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
a crucial moment in his career
Related & opposite
- critical also see
- decisive also see
- essential also see
- noncrucial antonym
- importance derivation
- criticality derivation
- decisive similar to
- life-and-death similar to
- pivotal similar to
Sense 2 adjective
having crucial relevance
crucial to the case
Related & opposite
- material similar to
Sense 3 adjective
of the greatest importance
the all-important subject of disarmament
Related & opposite
- essentiality derivation
- essence derivation
- criticality derivation
- important similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | critical |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | decisive |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | essential |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | noncrucial |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | importance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticality |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | decisive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | life-and-death |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pivotal |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | material |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | essentiality |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | essence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticality |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | important |