uncritical
5
5.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkrɪtɪkəl/
:
incrítico
- Students should avoid an uncritical approach to learning and question the material presented to them.
- uncritical acceptance
- uncritical belief
- uncritical support
It's not true coming out of the Middle East that are unwavering uncritical support for Israel.
- It's not true coming out of the Middle East that are unwavering uncritical support for Israel.
- I really want to highlight that uncritical satisfaction with oneself and one's achievements.
Examples
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His uncritical admiration of the celebrity made it hard for him to see their flaws.
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Much of it is uncritical of its own purposes and underlying assumptions.
Academic text (1996) -
You're too uncritical of people.
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The leading U.S. newspapers and news magazines took an uncritical view of the U.S. government's story.
Academic text (1999) -
Most of our guests were half-drunk and in an uncritical frame of mind when they arrived.
Fiction book (1996) -
The authors stated directly that uncritical transmission of culture was inappropriate for educating democratic citizens.
Academic text (1990) -
Contrary to some beliefs, being caring and uncritical does not mean lowering expectations.
Academic text (1999) -
What is disturbing is the uncritical deification that surrounds her book.
Academic text (1996) -
So that sense of really powerful, uncritical self righteousness tended to drive a lot of the biggest abuses and excesses.
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The emphasis was on rote learning of civic duties and values and an uncritical commitment to lists of democratic precepts.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
4
4.7
Accepting what someone says without any doubt
3
5.3
Being accepting of other people without blaming them
Not giving a careful opinion or useful feedback
Antonyms
How Critical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncritical is made of un- ('not') and critical, which comes from critic meaning 'judge'. So uncritical means not judging or questioning things carefully and often accepting them as they are.