critical - Similar and Opposite Words

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Adjective

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

Synonyms

• critical

Related

• captious
• censorious
• deprecative
• faultfinding
• hypercritical
• overcritical
• scathing
• searing
• vituperative

Opposite / Antonyms

• uncritical

Also See

• sarcastic
• unfavorable
• unfavourable

Adjective

characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

Synonyms

• critical

Related

• appraising
• discriminative
• evaluative
• judicial

Opposite / Antonyms

• uncritical

Also See

• discerning
• scholarly

Adjective

being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

Synonyms

• critical

Related

• acute
• dangerous
• desperate
• dire
• grave
• grievous
• life-threatening
• serious
• severe

Opposite / Antonyms

• noncritical

Also See

• crucial
• important

Adjective

at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

Synonyms

• critical

Related

• supercritical

Opposite / Antonyms

• noncritical

Adjective

forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

Synonyms

• critical
• decisive

Related

• crucial
• important

Adjective

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

Synonyms

• critical
• vital

Related

• indispensable

Adjective

of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

Synonyms

• critical

Related

• criticism

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