crucial

 
  Grep  of  noun  crucial 
  cruciality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  crucial 
 
  The  adj  crucial  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  crucial,  important  --  (of  extreme  importance;  vital  to  the  resolution  of  a  crisis;  "a  crucial  moment  in  his  career";  "a  crucial  election";  "a  crucial  issue  for  women") 
  2.  (1)  crucial,  relevant  --  (having  crucial  relevance;  "crucial  to  the  case";  "relevant  testimony") 
  3.  all-important,  all  important,  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence  --  (of  the  greatest  importance;  "the  all-important  subject  of  disarmament";  "crucial  information";  "in  chess  cool  nerves  are  of  the  essence") 
  4.  crucial,  deciding,  determinant,  determinative,  determining  --  (having  the  power  or  quality  of  deciding;  "the  crucial  experiment";  "cast  the  deciding  vote";  "the  determinative  (or  determinant)  battle") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  crucial 
 
  4  senses  of  crucial 
 
  Sense  1 
  crucial  (vs.  noncrucial),  important 
 
  noncrucial  (vs.  crucial) 
 
  Sense  2 
  crucial,  relevant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  material)  ->  immaterial 
 
  Sense  3 
  all-important(postnominal),  all  important(prenominal),  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  important)  ->  unimportant 
 
  Sense  4 
  crucial,  deciding(postnominal),  determinant,  determinative,  determining(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  decisive)  ->  indecisive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  crucial 
 
  4  senses  of  crucial 
 
  Sense  1 
  crucial  (vs.  noncrucial),  important 
  =>  critical,  decisive 
  =>  life-and-death,  life-or-death 
  =>  pivotal,  polar 
  Also  See->  critical#6;  decisive#1;  essential#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  crucial,  relevant 
  =>  material  (vs.  immaterial) 
 
  Sense  3 
  all-important(postnominal),  all  important(prenominal),  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence(prenominal) 
  =>  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  Sense  4 
  crucial,  deciding(postnominal),  determinant,  determinative,  determining(postnominal) 
  =>  decisive  (vs.  indecisive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  crucial 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  crucial 
 
  crucial  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  crucial 
  crucial 
  noncrucial 
 
  Overview  of  adj  crucial 
 
  The  adj  crucial  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  crucial,  important  --  (of  extreme  importance;  vital  to  the  resolution  of  a  crisis;  "a  crucial  moment  in  his  career";  "a  crucial  election";  "a  crucial  issue  for  women") 
  2.  (1)  crucial,  relevant  --  (having  crucial  relevance;  "crucial  to  the  case";  "relevant  testimony") 
  3.  all-important,  all  important,  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence  --  (of  the  greatest  importance;  "the  all-important  subject  of  disarmament";  "crucial  information";  "in  chess  cool  nerves  are  of  the  essence") 
  4.  crucial,  deciding,  determinant,  determinative,  determining  --  (having  the  power  or  quality  of  deciding;  "the  crucial  experiment";  "cast  the  deciding  vote";  "the  determinative  (or  determinant)  battle") 

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