My courage failed me at the crucial moment.
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Crucial
/ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/
Synonyms for "crucial" (225 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Adjective(18 words)
essentialall importantall-importantbasic teaching conceptbigcabinet-levelcardinal descriptorcentral ecological rolecore curriculum areacore learning importancecriticalcritical art fieldcritical care equipmentcritical descriptorcritical interpretationcritical reviewcritical turning pointdecisive
Noun(11 words)
be seriousbottomcapitalecentral focuscentral governmentscore pointcritical momentcritical pointdefining termdeterminant formuladetermining
Verb(1 words)
defining determiner
Strong matches (68)
elementalelementaryembryonicemergentessenceessentialexigentfatefulfundamentalgenerativegeneticgerminalgoodgravegreatheavyhigh-pressurehigh-priorityimperativeimperious
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Noun(11 words)
emergency numberemergency resupplyessential life science conceptessential questionessential readinggoverno centralhistoric turning pointhothrimmediate issuesimportance standardintensifying adverb
Adjective(30 words)
emergency procedureessential biological functionessential biology conceptessential conceptessential goodsessential ideaessential micronutrientessential nutrientessential partessential questionsessential service provisionessential skills prioritizationfatal omissionfundamental constantgreat opportunityhigh-stakesimmediate eventimportantimportant matterimportant personal trait
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indispensableinstrumental duetinstrumental musical pieceinstrumental roleinstrumental soloinstrumental techniquesintegral governorintense pursuitintense trophic interactioninvaluable
Related words (112)
Noun(42 words)
keykey cluekey featurekey framekey pointkeywordlife sustaining processlifesavingliterary criticismmain pointmajor generalmaterial descriptorsmaterial occurrencemore turning-pointmore watershedmost decisivemost essentialmost importantmost pivotalmost required
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most significantmost strategicmusical instrumentprimesrelevance to resultsserious descriptortechnology adoption turning pointtipping-point factortrophically importantturning pointsturning-pointturning-point changeturning-point change metricturning-point decisionturning-point eventturning-point momentturning-point moment analysiswatershedwatershed eventwatershed momentwatershed policywatershed policy impact
Adjective(35 words)
key argumentkey determinantkey factkey influencekey learning conceptkey scenekey tenetlarger numbermajor turning pointmajor turning pointsmaterial markernecessaryof the essencepivotalpivotal changepivotal featurepivotal turning pointpivotal turning-pointsalientsalient feature
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scientific turning pointserious issuesignificant resultstrategic goalsturning point in scienceturning-point descriptorturning-point eraurgent issueurgent needurgent requestvalued rolevitalvital functionvital life processesweightiest
Determiner(6 words)
more turning-point changemost emergency water supplymost key-pointmost political policymost turning-pointmost watershed
Adverb(1 words)
most important factor
Verb(1 words)
Preposition(1 words)
of prime importance
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6 entriescrucial decisioncrucial detailcrucial evidencecrucial factorcrucial momentcrucial step
Collocations
6 entriescrucial decisioncrucial evidencecrucial factorcrucial momentcrucial rolecrucial step
Inflections
2 entriesmore crucialmost crucial
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
10 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The negotiations stepped into a crucial phase.
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We are facing a crucial time.
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Today's game will be a crucial battle; the result will be decisive.
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