Antonyms of adj noncrucial

2 senses of noncrucial

Sense 1
noncrucial (vs. crucial) -- (of little importance; not decisive)

crucial (vs. noncrucial), 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, decisive -- (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"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal")

Sense 2
noncritical (vs. critical), noncrucial -- (not in a state of crisis or emergency)


Similarity of adj noncrucial

2 senses of noncrucial

Sense 1
noncrucial (vs. crucial) -- (of little importance; not decisive)

Sense 2
noncritical (vs. critical), noncrucial -- (not in a state of crisis or emergency)
       => acritical -- (without a crisis (as of some diseases))

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