critical
English Thesaurus
1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws (adj.all)
similar | : | censorious, |
definition | : | harshly critical or expressing censure (adj.all) |
similar | : | deprecative, |
definition | : | given to expressing disapproval (adj.all) |
similar | : | searing, |
definition | : | severely critical (adj.all) |
also | : | sarcastic, |
definition | : | expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds (adj.all) |
2. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment (adj.all)
also | : | discerning, |
definition | : | having or revealing keen insight and good judgment (adj.all) |
also | : | scholarly, |
definition | : | characteristic of scholars or scholarship (adj.all) |
3. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency (adj.all)
similar | : | acute, |
definition | : | of critical importance and consequence (adj.all) |
similar | : | desperate, dire, |
definition | : | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless (adj.all) |
also | : | crucial, important, |
definition | : | of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis (adj.all) |
attribute | : | crisis, |
definition | : | an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty (noun.state) |
4. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction (adj.all)
similar | : | supercritical, |
definition | : | (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases (adj.all) |
attribute | : | criticality, |
definition | : | a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining (noun.state) |
domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
5. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis (adj.all)
similar | : | crucial, important, |
definition | : | of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis (adj.all) |
6. urgently needed; absolutely necessary (adj.all)
similar | : | indispensable, |
definition | : | not to be dispensed with; essential (adj.all) |
7. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws (adj.all)
antonym | : | uncritical, |
definition | : | not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors (adj.all) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments (noun.person) |
8. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment (adj.all)
antonym | : | noncritical, uncritical, |
definition | : | marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures (adj.all) |
derivation | : | criticism, critique, |
definition | : | a serious examination and judgment of something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something (noun.person) |
9. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency (adj.all)
10. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction (adj.all)
antonym | : | noncritical, |
definition | : | not critical; not at a point of abrupt change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | criticality, |
definition | : | a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining (noun.state) |
11. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis (adj.all)
derivation | : | crisis, |
definition | : | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something (noun.event) |
derivation | : | crisis, |
definition | : | an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty (noun.state) |
12. urgently needed; absolutely necessary (adj.all)
13. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | criticism, critique, |
definition | : | a serious examination and judgment of something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments (noun.person) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something (noun.person) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art (noun.person) |
14. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws (adj.all)
antonym | : | uncritical, |
definition | : | not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors (adj.all) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments (noun.person) |
15. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment (adj.all)
antonym | : | noncritical, uncritical, |
definition | : | marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures (adj.all) |
derivation | : | criticism, critique, |
definition | : | a serious examination and judgment of something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something (noun.person) |
16. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency (adj.all)
17. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction (adj.all)
antonym | : | noncritical, |
definition | : | not critical; not at a point of abrupt change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | criticality, |
definition | : | a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining (noun.state) |
18. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis (adj.all)
derivation | : | crisis, |
definition | : | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something (noun.event) |
derivation | : | crisis, |
definition | : | an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty (noun.state) |
19. urgently needed; absolutely necessary (adj.all)
20. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | criticism, critique, |
definition | : | a serious examination and judgment of something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments (noun.person) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something (noun.person) |
derivation | : | critic, |
definition | : | a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art (noun.person) |
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