crucial

crucial is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.
2. adjective. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.
3. adjective. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

   "a crucial moment in his career"

   "a crucial election"

   Synonyms: important

4. adjective. of the greatest importance

   "the all-important subject of disarmament"

   "crucial information"

   Synonyms: essential

5. adjective. having crucial relevance

   "crucial to the case"

   "relevant testimony"

Synonyms

important, essential

Common word forms

crucially, cruciality, crucialness

Words from these letters

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