noncritical

Examples

• All

• Results indicate that the maximum number of critical violations for medium risk and the maximum number of noncritical violations for low, medium, or high-risk restaurants were significantly different between health inspectors' opinions and mathematical estimations.

  Academic text (2009)

• The coalition used the railroad to transport noncritical supplies such as bottled water, but the vulnerability of the single track was a concern.

  Academic text (2005)

• We'll shut down all the noncritical ship functions.

  Solaris (2002)

• The results showed that the maximum number of noncritical violations was thought to be worth almost double the number of critical violations.

  Academic text (2009)

• For example, should a restaurant be in a low- or medium-risk category if it has one critical violation and three noncritical violations?

  Academic text (2009)

• In 2005, the county started posting the results of inspections and the descriptions of critical and noncritical violations of each food establishment on a website.

  Academic text (2009)

• Under this system, a critical violation was weighted at four or five points depending on the nature of the violation, and a noncritical violation was valued at one to two points.

  Academic text (2009)

• The next most frequent response (21/54, 38.9%) for a noncritical violation was two points.

  Academic text (2009)

• In terms of a noncritical violation, the most frequent answer (24/54, 44.4%) was one point (Table 2).

  Academic text (2009)

• The nurse explained that the procedure was noncritical, so I didn't need to worry.

Synonyms

N

nonessential

vsnoncritical

11 4.4

Not needed for something to work or be successful

also implies absence of urgent or crisis conditions beyond mere necessity

U

unessential

vsnoncritical

1 5.0

Not needed for the main purpose

includes lack of urgency or crisis, not only optional status

N

nonemergent

vsnoncritical

1 6.6

Not needing attention right away

is more general, applying to nonurgent problems beyond only acute emergencies

N

nonserious

vsnoncritical

1 2.6

Not important, often small and playful

focuses on severity and tone rather than absence of crisis or functional importance

N

noncrucial

vsnoncritical

4.4

Not important for the main result

also covers lack of urgency or crisis, not only limited to importance

N

nonsubstantial

vsnoncritical

7.0

Not solid, strong, or important

is more about lacking importance or crisis relevance than mere weakness

N

nonsubstantive

vsnoncritical

7.0

Not important and does not affect the main point

is used more to mark lack of important relevance rather than factual detail

N

non-urgent

vsnoncritical

3.7

Not needing immediate attention or action

also suggests it is not crisis related or critically important beyond timing

N

nonemergency

vsnoncritical

3.6

Not urgent and does not need action right away

is used broadly to mean not serious or crisis level across contexts

N

nonacute

vsnoncritical

• Specialized

6.1

A health problem or symptom that is not severe and does not need immediate treatment

is concerned specifically with lack of intensity rather than overall importance

N

noncentral

vsnoncritical

7.0

Not the main or most important thing

emphasizes lack of urgency or crisis importance rather than physical location

N

noninstrumental

vsnoncritical

7.7

Not playing an important or deciding role in a result

focuses on lack of functional role rather than absence of urgency or crisis

Antonyms

C

critical

917 4.0

Very important at a dangerous or decisive moment

How Critical

critical

917 4.0

crucial

469 3.6

important

∞ 1.0

noncritical

1 4.1

trivial

121 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology