cardinal
adjectiveOf primary or fundamental importance.
Fundamentally important
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Clear all filtersconsolidate
verbTo combine or strengthen into a more stable whole.
Make stronger
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crucial
adjectiveOf decisive importance to a result or decision.
Decisively important
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crux
nounThe central and most important point of an issue.
essence
nounThe central or defining quality of something.
Defining core
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fundamental
adjectiveBasic and essential to the nature or functioning of something.
Basic and essential
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hedonistic
adjectiveTreating pleasure as a central aim of life or conduct.
peripheral
adjectiveAt the edge or less central to the main subject.
pivotal
adjectiveCrucially important to the development or outcome of something.
Crucially important
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salient
adjectiveEspecially noticeable or important.
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