all-important

[awl-im-pawr-tnt] / ˈɔl ɪmˈpɔr tnt /

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critical adj.
life-and-death adj.
necessary adj.

ADJECTIVE

critical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crucial dangerous decisive dire integral perilous pivotal precarious risky serious significant strategic urgent vital

WEAK

acute bottom-line climacteric conclusive consequential deciding desperate determinative exceptive grave hairy hazardous high-priority momentous pressing weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain inessential minor safe secure sure trivial unimportant unnecessary

WEAK

complimentary laudatory praising uncritical

ADJECTIVE

life-and-death

Synonyms

WEAK

consequential critical crucial determining earth-shaking earth-shattering essential imperative important indispensable life-or-death meaningful of vital importance paramount pivotal serious significant urgent vital vitally important

ADJECTIVE

necessary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basic crucial decisive essential fundamental imperative indispensable mandatory needed paramount required significant unavoidable urgent vital

STRONG

binding cardinal chief expedient prerequisite pressing prime principal requisite

WEAK

bottom-line compelling compulsory de rigueur elementary exigent incumbent on momentous must-have name of game needful obligatory quintessential specified wanted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

additional extra inessential minor nonessential optional secondary trivial unimportant unnecessary voluntary

STRONG

insignificant

WEAK

contingent needless useless

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all-important

That has led to higher prices for jet fuel, just a few months after global airlines, U.S. carriers included, averted a major fuel crisis that had threatened their all-important summer travel season.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Some hoped for a good score on the gaokao, China’s all-important university entrance exam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

But creating a clear team identity is a vital part of reaching those all-important new audiences.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Out of desperation, Ron seeks vengeance against Tecca, the company that made the all-important chair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

She and engineer A1 Hamer collaborated on four reports between 1963 and 1969, some of them written to work out the all-important lunar orbits, others asking the question, What if?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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