crucial

English Thesaurus

1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis (adj.all)

similar	:	critical, decisive,
definition	:	forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis (adj.all)

similar	:	life-and-death, life-or-death,
definition	:	vitally important (adj.all)

similar	:	pivotal, polar,
definition	:	being of crucial importance (adj.all)

also	:	critical,
definition	:	being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency (adj.all)

also	:	decisive,
definition	:	determining or having the power to determine an outcome (adj.all)

also	:	essential,
definition	:	basic and fundamental (adj.all)

2. of the greatest importance (adj.all)

similar	:	important, of import,
definition	:	of great significance or value (adj.all)

3. having crucial relevance (adj.all)

similar	:	material,
definition	:	directly relevant to a matter especially a law case (adj.all)

4. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis (adj.all)

antonym	:	noncrucial,
definition	:	of little importance; not decisive (adj.all)

derivation	:	importance,
definition	:	the quality of being important and worthy of note (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	criticality, criticalness, cruciality,
definition	:	a state of critical urgency (noun.state)

5. of the greatest importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	essentiality, essentialness,
definition	:	basic importance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum,
definition	:	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	criticality, criticalness, cruciality,
definition	:	a state of critical urgency (noun.state)

6. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis (adj.all)

antonym	:	noncrucial,
definition	:	of little importance; not decisive (adj.all)

derivation	:	importance,
definition	:	the quality of being important and worthy of note (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	criticality, criticalness, cruciality,
definition	:	a state of critical urgency (noun.state)

7. of the greatest importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	essentiality, essentialness,
definition	:	basic importance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum,
definition	:	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	criticality, criticalness, cruciality,
definition	:	a state of critical urgency (noun.state)