crucial vs important

crucial and important both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crucial	No	Yes	No	No
important	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, crucial and important are synonyms defined as:

crucial and important: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

crucial (adjective)	important (adjective)
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis	of great significance or value
of the greatest importance	of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
having crucial relevance	important in effect or meaning
	having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
	having authority or ascendancy or influence