🟢 Not important 📝 Not judging

noncritical

5.4

Not giving a careful opinion or useful feedback

adjective
/nɒnˈkrɪtɪkəl/

: no crítico

Many noncritical readers accept information without questioning its accuracy.

Examples

This feedback is noncritical.
Her review was considered noncritical, as it lacked any substantive feedback.
The report was rejected for its noncritical analysis of the data.
Don't worry about noncritical details.
The teacher encouraged students to express their ideas freely and avoid noncritical thinking.
In the meeting, many participants made noncritical comments that did not address the main issues.
Her noncritical attitude towards the problem allowed for a more relaxed discussion among the team.

Synonyms

uncritical

vsnoncritical

5 5.5

Accepting ideas or facts without careful thought

lacks formal standards of evaluation rather than accepting everything unthinkingly

nonjudgmental

vsnoncritical

3 5.3

Being accepting of other people without blaming them

is broader by lacking formal standards of evaluation beyond moral judgments

nonpejorative

vsnoncritical

7.0

Not showing dislike and sounding neutral or positive

is about lacking formal standards of evaluation rather than avoiding negative tone

Antonyms

critical

121 5.2

Showing careful judgment of books, films, or art

How Critical

harsh

289 2.8

critical

121 5.2

noncritical

5.4

Surface Forms

noncritical positive

Morphology

noncritical = critical (transparent) = non + critical

Standard negation with the productive prefix 'non-' applied to the evaluative adjective 'critical', so learners who know 'non-' and the evaluative sense of 'critical' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Noncritical comes from non- 'not' and critical, which is related to a 'critic' or judging something. A helpful way to remember is that noncritical describes a view or comment that does not judge or give strong criticism, so it means 'not critical' or 'without harsh judgment'.