Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun criticality

2 senses of criticality

Sense 1
criticality, criticalness, cruciality -- (a state of critical urgency)
       => urgency -- (the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity)

Sense 2
criticality -- (a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining)
       => juncture, critical point, crossroads -- (a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point")