crucial

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adjective

1. of extreme importance;
vital to the resolution of a crisis (Freq. 6)
- a crucial moment in his career
- a crucial election
- a crucial issue for women
• Syn:
important
• Ant:
noncrucial
• Similar to:
critical, decisive, life-and-death, life-or-death, pivotal, polar
• See Also:
critical, decisive, essential
• Derivationally related forms:
importance (for: important), cruciality
2. having crucial relevance (Freq. 1)
- crucial to the case
- relevant testimony
• Similar to:
material
3. of the greatest importance
- the all-important subject of disarmament
- crucial information
- in chess cool nerves are of the essence
• Syn:
all-important, all important, essential, of the essence
• Similar to:
important, of import
• Derivationally related forms:
essence (for: essential), essentialness (for: essential), essentiality (for: essential), cruciality

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  all-important(a), all important(p), essential, of the essence(p), important