OVERMATTER Antonyms
Definition of OVERMATTER
Best Opposite Words For OVERMATTER
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critical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||||
crucial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having crucial relevance • of the greatest importance | ||||||||
essential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • basic and fundamental • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary • of the greatest importance | ||||||||
important | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of great significance or value • important in effect or meaning • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having authority or ascendancy or influence • having or suggesting a consciousness of high position | ||||||||
insignificant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of importance, meaning, or force adjective satellite • signifying nothing • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status • small and unimpressive | ||||||||
key | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||||||
necessary | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • absolutely essential noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • unavoidably determined by prior circumstances | ||||||||
pivotal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being of crucial importance | ||||||||
significant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • important in effect or meaning • too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation adjective satellite • of considerable importance, size, or worth • rich in significance or implication | ||||||||
trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||||
unimportant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not important • devoid of importance, meaning, or force | ||||||||
vital | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • performing an essential function in the living body • full of spirit; full of life • manifesting or characteristic of life |