123 entries under adjective topic. ×

2
direct(prompt, fast, quick, immediate)
2
hard
2
life-and-death
2
life-or-death(important, essential, critical, basic)
2
ordering
2
paramount(big, important, significant, substantial)
2
principal(big, important, significant, substantial)
2
significant(big, important, determined, substantial)
1
all-important(important, significant, serious, essential)
1
bottom-line(important, significant, essential, critical)
1
called-for
1
cardinal(important, significant, capital, essential)
1
chief(big, important, significant, substantial)
1
emergent
1
expedient(significant, essential, basic, vital)
1
in demand(expression, idiom, requirement)
1
incumbent on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, significant)
1
material(big, significant, substantial, valuable)
1
modality
1
quintessential(significant, essential, basic, vital)
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