ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcrucial
ISEE/SSATeasy
crucial
Meaning: extremely important
crucial in a sentence
How crucial is used in real sentences:
The final clue was crucial to solving the mystery.
The missing page contained crucial information about the experiment's results.
“Mara's strategy began with the crucial roof repair, followed by dry tests and gentle washing.”
— from the passage Colors Behind the Screen
Synonyms for crucial
Other words for crucial — essential, vital and critical — carry the same meaning.
- essential
- vital
- critical
Antonyms of crucial
Words that mean the opposite of crucial:
- minor
- unimportant
- trivial
Where it comes from
From Latin crux, meaning 'cross'; it came to suggest a deciding point.
Memory hook
A crucial choice is a crossroads moment that matters.