adjadj.allof extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisisSynset:important
Examples:- a crucial moment in his career
- a crucial election
- a crucial issue for women
Antonyms:noncrucial
Derivationally Related Form:crucialityimportance
Inherited Hypernyms:crucial
Similar to:critical decisive life-and-death life-or-death pivotal polar
See also:critical decisive essential
adj satadj.allhaving crucial relevanceExamples:- crucial to the case
- relevant testimony
Antonyms:immaterial
Inherited Hypernyms:crucial
Similar to:material
adj satadj.allof the greatest importanceSynset:all-important all important essential of the essence
Examples:- the all-important subject of disarmament
- crucial information
- in chess cool nerves are of the essence
Antonyms:unimportant
Derivationally Related Form:crucialityessentialityessenceessentialness
Inherited Hypernyms:all-important
Similar to:important of import