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life and death

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Main Entry: grave
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: crucial, dangerous

Synonyms:

acute, afflictive, consequential, critical, deadly, destructive, dire, exigent, fatal, fell, grievous, hazardous, heavy*, important, killing*, life-and-death, major, momentous, of great consequence, ominous, perilous, pressing, serious, severe, significant, threatening, ugly, urgent, vital, weighty

Antonyms:

inconsequential, trivial, unimportant
Main Entry: life-and-death
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extremely important

Synonyms:

all-important, consequential, critical, crucial, determining, earth-shaking, earth-shattering, essential, imperative, important, indispensable, life or death, meaningful, of vital importance, paramount, pivotal, serious, significant, urgent, vital, vitally important
Main Entry: major
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: important

Synonyms:

big, chief, critical, crucial, dangerous, grave, great, grievous, heavyweight, influential, life and death, main, major-league, meaningful, notable, outstanding, overshadowing, preeminent, principal, radical, serious, significant, star, stellar, top, vital, weighty

Antonyms:

insignificant, minor, unimportant
Main Entry: pressing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: important; urgent

Synonyms:

acute, burning, claiming, clamant, clamorous, compelling, constraining, critical, crucial, crying, demanding, dire, distressing, exacting, exigent, forcing, heat-on, high-priority, hurry-up, immediate, imperative, importunate, insistent, instant, life-and-death, obliging, requiring, serious, vital

Antonyms:

insignificant, trivial, unimportant
Main Entry: urgent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: needing immediate attention

Synonyms:

burning*, called-for, capital, chief, clamant, clamorous, compelling, critical, crucial, crying*, demanded, demanding, driving, essential, exigent, foremost, heavy*, hurry-up, immediate, impelling, imperative, important, importunate, indispensable, insistent, instant, leading, life and death, momentous, necessary, paramount, persuasive, pressing, primary, principal, required, salient, serious, top-priority, touch and go, touchy*, vital, wanted, weighty

Antonyms:

moderate, unimportant, unnecessary
Main Entry: weighty
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: serious, important

Synonyms:

big, big deal, consequential, considerable, critical, crucial, earnest, forcible, grave, heavy*, heavyweight, life and death, material, meaningful, momentous, no-nonsense, portentous, sedate, severe, significant, sober, solemn, somber, staid, substantial, underlined

Antonyms:

inconsequential, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial
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