NONCRITICAL Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

noncritical

adjective

Definition of noncritical

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

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Adjective

Some photos have subtle variations, while others include figures who may have been deemed unimportant at the time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
This isn't because taxes were unimportant, but because the Declaration aimed to build a case for independence, not a comprehensive historical record.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 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

Some dogs with severe dog anxiety may need to start with low-pressure options like scatter feeding before moving to more stimulating activities like a structured sniffari or formal scent work.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Spray the cleaner onto the concrete surface using a low-pressure nozzle, following the instructions on the container.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Definition of low-pressure

Adjective

On Thursday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office charged Ramon with lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Many of those convicted committed only minor offenses, such as traffic violations, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of minor

Adjective

American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
There are certainly questions both about the final decision reached by match referee Rafael Claus in sending off Balogun for his incidental-looking stamp on Tarik Muharemović’s ankle, and the mechanisms used to reach it.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of incidental

Adjective

In less populous counties, by contrast, job and wage spillovers were negligible.

— Daniel Yue, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Many Americans have long accepted that a small fraction of their tax dollars should help keep vulnerable people alive overseas, particularly when the cost to them is negligible.

— W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

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