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

None of this means org design is unimportant; a finance function with the wrong reporting lines or the wrong center of gravity for shared services will struggle regardless of how well everything else is designed.

— Anders Liu-Lindberg, Forbes.com, 23 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

Ireland’s Strategy For Quantum Technologies Building and sustaining a new industry is never a trivial undertaking.

— Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Justice John Dixon said Bauer Media had failed to show the claims made about Wilson were substantially true or trivial.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of trivial

Adjective

Table Linens Napkins and tablecloths are an easy, low-pressure way to incorporate seasonal color and spirit into your scheme, and thrift stores are the perfect venue for uncovering timeless gems that won’t break the bank.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
Tropical Depression Two formed Sunday morning from a low-pressure system near Florida’s Gulf coast, and it is forecast to become Tropical Storm Bertha by late Sunday or early Monday, forecasters said.

— Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of low-pressure

Adjective

In the Kyiv region, five people were wounded in the Brovary district, including a minor and two women, acting regional administration head Ruslan Oliinyk said on Facebook.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Anthony Joseph Ramon, 25, of Gilroy, was first arrested on July 9 and charged with committing lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, according to the Morgan Hill Police Department.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of minor

Adjective

Kids appear to be the leading edge of this shift, not just incidental beneficiaries of it.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 July 2026
If that sounds serious, please know that any anthropological assessments of our collective psyche that come out of these conversations are purely incidental.

— Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of incidental

Adjective

Because zero-power critical experiments produce negligible heat and only trace amounts of radioactive fission products, the reactor fuel remains largely unchanged and can be reused for additional testing.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Given the year already on record, remote is no longer the same thing as negligible.

— Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of negligible

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