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- pronunciation:
- kru
sh
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of decisive importance; critical.
Having a first-aid kit can be crucial in an emergency.This information was crucial in making the decision.
- antonyms:
- incidental, minor, unimportant
- similar words:
- central, critical, fatal, grave, imperative, momentous, pivotal, serious, vital
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| related words: |
acute, capital, essential, fundamental, heavy, important, key, main, serious |
adverb + (adj.)crucial
absolutely
(adj.)crucial
+ noun
ally,
aspect,
clue,
component,
consideration,
decision,
determinant,
development,
difference,
distinction,
element,
factor,
function,
habitat,
importance,
ingredient,
insight,
issue,
juncture,
link,
moment,
plot,
primary,
prosecution,
role,
stability,
step,
success,
survival,
swing,
threshold,
turning,
understanding,
vote,
well-being
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| derivation: |
crucially (adv.) |
The word crucial
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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