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

It came in just the fifth game of the season but as important as Gabriel Martinelli's 93rd-minute equaliser against City felt back in September, it looks even more crucial now.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

As AI workloads shift to inference, or the process of running AI models after training, memory and storage have become more crucial to data centers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

The coach has made clear how important his star players are and none has been more crucial this season than Mbappe, who has netted 34 times across all competitions.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The Constitution included one more crucial agreement about slavery without using the word.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis