Antonyms for crucial
ˈkru ʃəlcru·cial

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1. crucial

   Antonyms:
   superficial, indifferent, mild, uncritical, lenient, lax

   Synonyms:
   searching, probing, severe, discriminating, sharp, critical, piercing

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1. crucial, importantadjective

   of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

   "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

   Antonyms:
   immaterial, unimportant, noncrucial

   Synonyms:
   essential, all important(p), all-important(a), significant, of import, important, authoritative, of the essence(p)

2. crucialadjective

   having crucial relevance

   "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, noncrucial, immaterial

   Synonyms:
   all important(p), of the essence(p), important, essential, all-important(a)

3. all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)adjective

   of the greatest importance

   "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

   Antonyms:
   immaterial, noncrucial, unimportant

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1. crucialadjective

   Synonyms:
   cruciform, cross-shaped, severe, trying, ordeal

How to use crucial in a sentence?

1. Isa Nichols:

   Normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film. the things that they found out gave me more insight in terms of who this young man really was.

2. Josh King Madrid:

   Mindfulness is essential to frame control. It's crucial to just pay attention to your surroundings, thoughts, feelings, and responses to the situation or encounter in which you find yourself.”

3. Tony Fernandes:

   I am sorry for what has gone on. I buckled at the crucial moment in our history, it wasn't right and I will forever regret it.

4. President Bush:

   To my friends, and, yes, I do mean friends -- in the loyal opposition and, yes, I mean loyal -- I put out my hand... The American people await action. They didn't send us here to bicker. They ask us to rise above the merely partisan. ' In crucial things, unity' -- and this, my friends, is crucial.

5. Sally Davies:

   I look forward to seeing an advancement of discussions between companies and governments on how we build new and sustainable market models that properly incentivize the discovery and development of new antibiotics, whilst ensuring affordable access to these crucial drugs for all.

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