noncritical

adjective

Definition of noncriticalnext
as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of noncritical One victim remains in critical condition and another sustained noncritical injuries, and a fourth person was hurt while trying to leave the home, the news station reported. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 3 May 2026 Within about 25 minutes, all 14 patients — three critical and 11 noncritical patients — were in ambulances heading to hospitals or had already arrived, Mallon said. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026 Some data center operators are beginning to invest in on-site generation, battery storage or shifting noncritical computing tasks to off-peak hours. — Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026 Right Arrow Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), commonly known as Doctors Without Borders, suspended noncritical medical operations at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, citing security concerns. — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for noncritical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncritical
  1. unimportant
  2. nonurgent
  3. trivial
  4. low-pressure
  5. minor
  6. incidental
  7. negligible
Adjective
  • The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Span can also throttle nonurgent workloads or transfer them to other nodes in the fleet.
    — Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
  • Waiting lists for disease diagnosis and nonurgent surgeries are becoming unmanageable, emergency rooms are overwhelmed, and staff is exhausted, Guedes warns.
    — Sarah Moreno Updated February 19, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of nonurgent
Adjective
  • Most of these alterations are trivial, although one major change, coming near the end, is a very bad idea.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • If Vance were to renounce Carlson over a matter as trivial as, say, Carlson’s oddly positive assessment of Adolf Hitler, what hope is there for society?
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of trivial
Adjective
  • The City of Trees is expected to see a bout of cool, wet weather as a Pacific low-pressure system lingers in Treasure Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, low-pressure salt systems remove the need for such heavy containment structures.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of low-pressure
Adjective
  • Ayari returned to Fabian Hurzeler’s midfield alongside Pascal Gross in Saturday’s 1-1 home draw against Leeds United, having missed the 4-3 defeat at Chelsea with a minor injury.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • All co-defendants are accused of failing to protect a minor and negligence.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of minor
Adjective
  • The atmosphere isn’t incidental to the tournament’s identity.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Feelings of guilt, inadequacy, and anxiety after viewing triggering content are not incidental side effects.
    — Jessica Scheer, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of incidental
Adjective
  • The combination of subzero temperatures and negligible atmospheric pressure causes ice to sublimate directly into vapor without ever melting.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Even if his show-over-tell instincts, including negligible wall text, means there’s far too little context for his creative choices.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of negligible

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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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