critical
917
4.0
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
:
crucial
- Business ethics and social responsibility are critical to the survival of a business enterprise.
- critical skills
- play a critical role
- a critical component
So focus is like so critical in doing a startup.
- So focus is like so critical in doing a startup.
- So that's one incredibly critical layer of his control.
- Pacing is so critical for people with chronic pain.
- OK, mtor is critical for fast aging.
- And so that the accessibility piece is critical to to that idea.
- And Dan was absolutely critical to Mythbusters success.
- Like he, he, he's really critical to the whole operation.
- So we've got a real critical economic challenge.
- So going to emotions is, is critical to emotional health and well-being.
- I wanted one of the most critical for me and and
- OK, details, not critical concept, pretty critical questions.
Examples
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Unfortunately, four of them are in critical condition.
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Timely and appropriate discharge of patients is critical to the efficient operation of a hospital.
Academic text (2008) -
I feel like this is a critical moment for us as a species.
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So the small wins are critical because they all add up.
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Small businesses are struggling and it's critical to help those businesses.
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Within the academic library community, copyright is an area of critical importance and growing interest.
Academic text (2011) -
Music education during the early years is critical for young children's development in all areas.
Academic text (2013) -
Preparation for the transition to school is particularly critical for young children with disabilities.
Academic text (2013) -
Pacing is so critical for people with chronic pain.
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The firefighters made a critical decision to evacuate the building before the flames spread.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
∞
2.0
Important and needing careful thought because it can have large effects
∞
2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
528
2.1
Very important and needed for something to work
469
3.6
Very important for the success or result of something
403
3.5
Necessary for life or for something to succeed
84
4.9
Very important for the success of something
74
4.0
A strong effect that changes the result
46
7.0
Important because it changes what happens next
45
6.7
More important than anything else
24
4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
Antonyms
Compounds
4
5.1
A close study of a text or work of art to judge its strengths and weaknesses
- Specialized
2
6.2
The smallest amount of nuclear material needed to start and keep a chain reaction
1
6.3
A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is
- Formal
1
4.2
A long article that summarises research on a topic and judges its quality
- Specialized
The smallest angle at which light hits a surface and is totally reflected inside a material
- Jargon
A set of notes and comments that show different text versions and the editor's choices
How Critical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Critical comes from the old Greek word kritikos, from krinein meaning 'to judge'. Doctors once used it for a deciding moment in an illness when they must judge life or death, so critical now means very important or dangerous for survival.