critical
adjective (IMPORTANT) /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/
/ˈkrɪt̬-/ Definition
B2 of the greatest importance to the way things might happen: The president's support is critical (to this project). a critical decisionVery important or urgent critically /-i/ adverb B2 a critically acclaimed TV series They were both critically injured in the crash.Analysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating valueSerious and severeSevere
(Definition of critical adjective (IMPORTANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all-important adjective
- arch- prefix (MAIN)
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning adjective (STRONG)
- chief adjective (MOST IMPORTANT)
- considerable adjective
- moment noun (IMPORTANCE)
- momentous adjective
- no less idiom
- notable adjective
- notably adverb
- pressing adjective
- prominent adjective (FAMOUS)
- sacred adjective
- salient adjective
- seriously adverb (NEEDING ATTENTION)
- substantial adjective (LARGE)
- substantially adverb (LARGE)
- substantive adjective
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