noncrucial

Examples

• All

• His supervisor assured him that the mistake was noncrucial and would not affect the final outcome.

• During the audit, they ignored noncrucial details to concentrate on major discrepancies.

• This task is noncrucial to our project.

• The meeting focused on noncrucial details.

• His supervisor assured him that the mistake was noncrucial and would not affect the final outcome.

• We postponed several noncrucial meetings to focus on urgent matters.

• During the audit, they ignored noncrucial details to concentrate on major discrepancies.

Synonyms

N

nonessential

vsnoncrucial

11 4.4

Not needed for something to work or be successful

is used more generally to say something lacks importance or centrality

I

inessential

vsnoncrucial

1 5.3

Not needed for a particular purpose or situation

is about lacking importance rather than merely not being required

N

noncritical

vsnoncrucial

1 4.1

Not serious or urgent and not part of a dangerous situation

is about lacking importance in general rather than urgency or crisis

U

unessential

vsnoncrucial

1 5.0

Not needed for the main purpose

is focused on being unimportant rather than on foundational necessity

N

nonfundamental

vsnoncrucial

6.6

Not necessary for the main part of a plan, idea, or system

is about lacking importance rather than lacking a foundational role

N

noncentral

vsnoncrucial

7.0

Not the main or most important thing

is about lacking importance rather than physical or topical centrality

N

nonsubstantial

vsnoncrucial

7.0

Not solid, strong, or important

is about lacking importance rather than lacking physical or factual substance

N

noninstrumental

vsnoncrucial

7.7

Not playing an important or deciding role in a result

is about lacking importance itself rather than lacking a means role

Antonyms

C

crucial

469 3.6

Very important for the success or result of something

How Crucial

vital

403 3.5

crucial

469 3.6

important

∞ 1.0

noncrucial

4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology