critical
Meaning of critical
adjective
- expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.
I was very critical of the previous regime
- expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art.
she never won the critical acclaim she sought
- (of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis.
the floodwaters had not receded and the situation was still critical
- relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another.
if the density is less than a certain critical value the gravitational attraction will be too weak to halt the expansion
- (of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction.
the reactor is due to go critical in October
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to the crisis of a disease’): from late Latin criticus (see critic).
Information about critical
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of critical
crit-i-cal
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- critical is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
critical synonyms
Meaning vital:
Meaning decisive:
Meaning severely critical of others:
Meaning expressing strong disapproval; censorious:
Meaning express complete disapproval of; censure:
Meaning conveying or expressing blame or disapproval:
Meaning expressing disapproval; disapproving:
Meaning expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory:
Meaning expressing an unfavourable opinion:
Meaning witheringly scornful; severely critical:
Meaning indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way:
Meaning having or displaying an overly critical point of view:
Meaning consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features:
Meaning expressing or showing a lack of approval or support:
Meaning not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy:
Meaning excessively and unreasonably critical, especially of small faults:
Meaning inclined to find fault too readily:
Meaning excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous:
Meaning placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial:
Meaning make petty or unnecessary objections:
Meaning difficult to please; critical:
Meaning arguing or raising objections about a trivial matter:
Meaning causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety:
Meaning fussy or pedantic fault-finding:
Meaning fussy and hard to please:
Meaning complaining in a persistent, irritating way:
Meaning excellent:
Meaning complain noisily or persistently:
Meaning complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way:
Meaning placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy:
Meaning based on or relating to an assessment to form an idea of the value of something:
Meaning another term for analytical:
Meaning relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning:
Meaning relating to or providing an interpretation:
Meaning intended to explain or describe something:
Meaning expressing or containing comments or judgements:
Meaning serving to explain something:
Meaning a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound:
Meaning demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application:
Meaning able or likely to cause harm or injury:
Meaning full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss:
Meaning full of danger or risk:
Meaning risky; dangerous:
Meaning not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse:
Meaning not able to be relied on; not known or definite:
Meaning feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with:
Meaning extremely serious or urgent:
Meaning (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree:
Meaning involving risks and uncertainty:
Meaning unpredictable and potentially dangerous:
Meaning covered with hair:
Meaning full of uncertainty; doubtful:
Meaning dishonest or unreliable:
Meaning full of danger or uncertainty; precarious:
Meaning (of a disease) very severe and of very short duration, generally proving quickly fatal:
Meaning (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense:
Meaning outstandingly bad; shocking:
critical antonyms
Meaning expressing a compliment; praising or approving:
Meaning protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost:
Translation of critical
- German: entscheidend, ausschlaggebend, kritisch
- Spanish: crucial, crítico, crítica, primordial
- French: crucial, primordial, critique
- Italian: vitale, critico
- Portuguese: crítico
Words that rhyme with critical
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