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| 1. | [ adjective ] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis | |
| Synonyms: | important | |
| Examples: | "a crucial moment in his career" "a crucial election" "a crucial issue for women" |
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| Related terms: | noncrucial critical life-and-death pivotal essential decisive critical | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having crucial relevance | |
| Synonyms: | relevant | |
| Examples: | "crucial to the case" "relevant testimony" |
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| Related terms: | material | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of the greatest importance | |
| Synonyms: | essential all-important of_the_essence all_important | |
| Examples: | "the all-important subject of disarmament" "crucial information" "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" |
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| Related terms: | important | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] of the greatest importance | |
| Synonyms: | essential all-important of_the_essence all_important | |
| Examples: | "the all-important subject of disarmament" "crucial information" "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" |
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| Related terms: | important | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having the power or quality of deciding | |
| Synonyms: | determining determinant determinative deciding | |
| Examples: | "the crucial experiment" "cast the deciding vote" "the determinative (or determinant) battle" |
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| Related terms: | decisive | |
| Similar spelling: |
crucially cruciality crackle Crichlow crackled crocolite Crecelius crackling |
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