Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crucial | No | Yes | No | No |
essential | Yes | Yes | No | No |
crucial (noun) | essential (noun) |
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anything indispensable |
crucial (adjective) | essential (adjective) |
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis | basic and fundamental |
of the greatest importance | defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established |
having crucial relevance | being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc |
of the greatest importance | |
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary |