noncritical

adjective

Definition of noncriticalnext
as in unimportant

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Recent Examples of noncritical The agency added that two teenage patients were treated for injuries and that one was transported to a hospital with noncritical injuries related to the bear encounter. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 16 June 2026 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 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 reason is not indifference; no brand team believes the pharmacy is unimportant.
    — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 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
  • To non-historians, the difference of a few years might seem rather trivial.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But in Season 4, the balance is off, and the fictional president’s parallels to our real-life war-starting, ally-betraying POTUS only make the former’s plight feel that much more trivial.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of trivial
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  • Advertisement Audiobook walking clubs are now emerging around the country, turning an activity typically enjoyed solo into a low-pressure social event.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But that will change by the weekend, The Bee’s Macaday said, as a low-pressure system finally pushes the ridge of high pressure to the east starting later Friday.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of low-pressure
Adjective
  • Also, people are putting a little too much play on this whole almost a dance minor thing.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That seemingly minor detail can have huge consequences for the entire economy.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of minor
Adjective
  • The statute, Government Code section 8314, carries civil penalties, and violations beyond incidental use can be prosecuted as felonies.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The insects also develop in quince and are reported to be incidental in plums, pears, tart cherries, and certain other members of the rose family.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of incidental
Adjective
  • In part, his accelerating air campaign reflects weakness on the frontlines, where Russia has achieved negligible progress throughout 2026 and Ukraine has even begun to make some gains in the Donbas.
    — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, based on paleomagnetism, scientists had concluded that true polar wander had been negligible, or slow to proceed, in the distant past.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of negligible

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“Noncritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncritical. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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