critical

Examples

• All

• She was very critical of my nature.

  S.O.S. Titanic (1980)

• Many students have been critical of the new grading system implemented by the school.

• I myself have been quite critical of the financial theory.

• You need feedback both positive and critical to to grow.

  Film Courage

• Paul was also very critical of Rome.

  The British Museum

• And then when people are actually being critical, it's justified.

  Rio Ferdinand Presents

• You know, I think it's OK to be critical of inadequate responses.

• Catalogers were surprised by the relatively small number of truly critical errors they found.

  Academic text (2013)

• Speaking with a unified voice has been a critical goal of the church's central hierarchy.

  Academic text (1999)

• But also, evangelical Christians tend to be pretty critical of other faiths.

Synonyms

F

faultfinding

vscritical

7.4

Always finds and criticizes small mistakes in others

is inclined to point out faults or errors but not necessarily always

C

captious

vscritical

• Formal

9.7

Quick to find small faults in people or things

is more general pointing out real faults or errors rather than trivial ones

Antonyms

F

forgiving

64 3.1

Ready to stop feeling angry after someone hurts you

L

lenient

32 4.4

Not strict about rules and punishment

U

uncritical

5 5.5

Accepting ideas or facts without careful thought

Compounds

C

critical thinking

49 4.1

Thinking carefully about information to make a clear decision

C

critical mass

19 5.6

Enough people or support for something to start and keep going

C

critical point

9 5.3

A moment when people must make an important decision

C

critical acclaim

7 4.2

Praise and respect from critics for a work like a film or book

C

critical analysis

4 5.1

A close study of a text or work of art to judge its strengths and weaknesses

C

critical mass

• Specialized

2 6.2

The smallest amount of nuclear material needed to start and keep a chain reaction

C

critical state

1 6.6

A situation that needs attention right away because it is very serious

C

critical data

1 4.4

Information that is very important for a decision or task

C

critical review

1 4.1

An article that says if a book, play, or film is good and explains why

C

critical appraisal

1 6.3

A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is

C

critical review

• Formal

1 4.2

A long article that summarises research on a topic and judges its quality

C

critical angle

• Specialized

6.4

The smallest angle at which light hits a surface and is totally reflected inside a material

C

critical apparatus

• Jargon

9.9

A set of notes and comments that show different text versions and the editor's choices

How Critical

censorious

• Formal

2 9.3

critical

210 3.8

disapproving

5 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology