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NONCRUCIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does noncrucial mean?
• NONCRUCIAL (adjective)
The adjective NONCRUCIAL has 2 senses:
1. of little importance; not decisive
2. not in a state of crisis or emergency
Familiarity information: NONCRUCIAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of little importance; not decisive
Antonym:
crucial (of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not in a state of crisis or emergency
Synonyms:
noncritical; noncrucial
Similar:
acritical (without a crisis (as of some diseases))
Attribute:
crisis (an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty)
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