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critical

/ critical /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
"a critical attitude"
Similar:
captious faultfinding caviling carping nitpicking pettifogging quibbling censorious
Opposites:
uncritical
See also:
sarcastic unfavorable unfavourable
adjective Sense 2
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
"a critical reading"
"a critical dissertation"
"a critical analysis of Melville''s writings"
Similar:
appraising(a) evaluative discriminative judicial
Opposites:
uncritical noncritical
See also:
discerning scholarly
adjective Sense 3
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
"a critical shortage of food"
"a critical illness"
"an illness at the critical stage"
Similar:
acute dangerous grave grievous serious severe life-threatening desperate
Opposites:
noncritical noncrucial
See also:
crucial important
adjective Sense 4
at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
"a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"
"critical mass";"
Similar:
supercritical
Opposites:
noncritical
Domain:
chemistry chemical science physics
adjective satellite Sense 5
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
"a critical point in the campaign"
"the critical test"
Similar:
crucial important
adjective satellite Sense 6
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
"a critical element of the plan"
"critical medical supplies"
"vital for a healthy society"
"of vital interest"
Similar:
indispensable
adjective Sense 7
of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
"critical acclaim"
Pertains to:
criticism critique
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
24
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
2
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captious faultfinding caviling carping nitpicking pettifogging quibbling censorious uncritical appraising(a) evaluative discriminative