| crucial | | |
| adj. | 1. 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" |
| ~ critical | being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency.; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" |
| ~ decisive, critical | forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis.; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" |
| ~ life-and-death, life-or-death | vitally important.; "a life-and-death struggle" |
| ~ pivotal, polar | being of crucial importance.; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal" |
| ~ decisive | determining or having the power to determine an outcome.; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" |
| ~ essential | basic and fundamental.; "the essential feature" |
| adj. | 2. crucial | having crucial relevance.; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" |
| ~ material | directly relevant to a matter especially a law case.; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness" |
| adj. | 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" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
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