crucial

adjective

How many syllables in crucial?

There are 2 syllables in the word crucial.

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Divide crucial into syllables:

cru · cial

How to pronounce crucial:

Definition of crucial:

crucial (adjective):: important, significant; of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis.

Synonyms for crucial:

basic

critical

decisive

essential

fundamental

high-priority

important

key

life-and-death

life-or-death

momentous

necessary

pivotal

polar

pressing

urgent

vital

Antonyms for crucial:

apathetic

auxiliary

beside the point

calm

casual

collateral

commonplace

cursory

de minimis

diminutive

dinky

dispensable

dull

easily ignored

easy

empty

empty-headed

exiguous

extra

extraneous

facetious

facile

farcical

feather-brained

featherbrained

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