uncriticized
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzd/
- The artist's controversial painting went uncriticized at the gallery opening, leaving many viewers surprised.
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- I think we know what happens when you just let ancient religious certainties go uncriticized.
Examples
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All of which has 'come to pass' and we now take for granted, mostly unnoticed and uncriticized.
Blog text (29) -
Television was saturated with uncriticized cigarette advertising.
Academic text (1997) -
Her theory stood uncriticized for years, allowing it to become widely accepted in academic circles.
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Despite its numerous flaws, the director's film was released uncriticized by any major critics.
Synonyms
No official group blames or criticizes a person
How Condemned
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncriticized = criticized (transparent) = un + criticize + ed
The negating prefix 'un-' is applied to the participial adjective 'criticized', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not having been criticized'.
Etymology
Uncriticized starts with un- meaning 'not' and the main part criticize comes from critic, a person who 'finds fault' or 'judges'. So uncriticized simply means 'not judged' or 'not given negative feedback'.