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What is another word for Critical? – 146 Critical Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    crucial essential vital necessary important pivotal decisive key significant urgent pressing acute severe serious grave momentous consequential impactful influential decisive determinant fundamental elemental paramount indispensable requisite mandatory compulsory obligatory imperative dire alarming hazardous perilous dangerous risky sensitive delicate fragile volatile unstable precarious uncertain unpredictable

    Meaning of Critical

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "critical" refers to a point or situation in which a decision or action will have a significant impact or result.

    Definitions

    • Merriam-Webster defines "critical" as being at a point where a decision or action will have a significant effect, or as being extremely sensitive or unstable.
    • Cambridge Dictionary describes "critical" as extremely important or dangerous, or as a point where a decision or action will have a significant impact.

    Example Uses

    • The company is at a critical stage in its development, and the next few months will determine its success or failure.
    • The patient's condition is critical, and the doctors are doing everything they can to save her life.
    • The critical moment in the game came when the score was tied and there were only seconds left to play.
    • The environmentalist warned that the planet is at a critical point, and immediate action is needed to prevent catastrophic climate change.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    unimportant insignificant trivial minor negligible irrelevant non-essential unnecessary optional discretionary flexible adaptable stable secure safe certain predictable mundane ordinary routine everyday uneventful inconsequential immaterial frivolous superficial peripheral

    Related Nouns

    analysis assessment evaluation examination inspection investigation review study research inquiry scrutiny judgment decision choice option alternative solution outcome result consequence effect impact influence factor element component aspect feature

    Related Verbs

    analyze assess evaluate examine inspect investigate review study research scrutinize judge decide choose select determine influence affect impact shape alter change modify transform

    Related Adjectives

    analytical evaluative investigative judicious discerning perceptive astute keen sharp sensitive delicate fragile volatile unstable precarious uncertain unpredictable complex complicated intricate nuanced subtle refined sophisticated