critical

Examples

• All

• Mankind must unite at this critical juncture.

  Mickey 17 (2025)

• But right now this is getting to critical mass.

• All I need is enough evidence to convince a critical mass of people.

  Fiction book (2000)

• And blood pressure drops, heart rate drops to critical level.

• Listen, Dr. Rumack says the sick people are in critical condition.

  Airplane! (1980)

• Although AID now plays a larger role, PVOs still occupy a critical position within the program.

  Academic text (1991)

• It ended up gathering sort of a critical mass of regular attendees.

• Sahn's mom knows what the experts know: Sahn is at a critical point.

  Academic text (2011)

• Perhaps a more critical factor in the nuclear equation is Saudi Arabia's economic outlook.

  Academic text (2013)

• The experiment will only succeed if it reaches a point of critical mass for the nuclear reaction.

Antonyms

N

noncritical

1 4.1

Not serious or urgent and not part of a dangerous situation

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

supercritical

• Specialized

1 8.0

critical

• Specialized

66 8.0

subcritical

• Specialized

7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology