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more crucial

ADJECTIVE

critical, important

Synonyms

STRONGEST

central compelling deciding decisive essential imperative momentous necessary pivotal pressing touchy urgent vital

WEAK

acute clamorous climacteric climatic desperate dire hanging by thread high-priority insistent on thin ice searching showdown touch and go

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inessential insignificant minor optional secondary trivial unimportant unnecessary voluntary

WEAK

uncritical

Example Sentences

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Years into the AI rally, it’s more crucial than ever.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Nvidia said its CPUs offer an improvement in performance per watt for Meta’s data centers, which Windsor noted is becoming more crucial to the data-center buildout as worries mount over electrical-grid capacity.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

In an interview on ABC This Week on Sunday, Massie argued that, even though the DoJ "wants to say they are done with this document production", there are more crucial files that should be released.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

As popcorn becomes even more crucial to the economics of movie theaters, the industry continues to look for new ways to attract customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

These had features in common with codes she had solved before, and they were more crucial to the war effort than the chatter of South American spies.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield