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critical definition
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Grep of noun critical critical analysis critical angle critical appraisal critical point critical review criticality criticalness Overview of adj critical The adj critical has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (7) critical -- (marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude") 2. (5) critical -- ((chemistry and physics) at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical") 3. (5) critical -- (characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings) 4. (3) critical, vital -- (urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest") 5. (2) critical, decisive -- (forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test") 6. (1) critical -- (being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage") 7. critical -- (of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim") Antonyms of adj critical 6 of 7 senses of critical Sense 1 critical (vs. uncritical) uncritical (vs. critical) Sense 2 critical (vs. noncritical) noncritical (vs. critical) Sense 3 critical (vs. uncritical) uncritical (vs. critical), noncritical Sense 4 critical, vital INDIRECT (VIA indispensable) -> dispensable Sense 5 critical, decisive INDIRECT (VIA crucial) -> noncrucial Sense 6 critical (vs. noncritical) noncritical (vs. critical), noncrucial => acritical Similarity of adj critical 7 senses of critical Sense 1 critical (vs. uncritical) => captious, faultfinding => caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling => censorious => hypercritical, overcritical => scathing, vituperative Also See-> sarcastic#1; unfavorable#1, unfavourable#1 Sense 2 critical (vs. noncritical) => supercritical Sense 3 critical (vs. uncritical) => appraising(postnominal), evaluative => discriminative, judicial Also See-> discerning#1; scholarly#1 Sense 4 critical, vital => indispensable (vs. dispensable) Sense 5 critical, decisive => crucial (vs. noncrucial), important Sense 6 critical (vs. noncritical) => acute => dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe => desperate, dire Also See-> crucial#1, important#3 Sense 7 critical Pertains to noun criticism (Sense 2) =>criticism, critique => critical appraisal, critical analysis Attributes of adj critical 2 of 7 senses of critical Sense 2 critical (vs. noncritical) => criticality Sense 6 critical (vs. noncritical) => crisis Familiarity of adj critical critical used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj critical acritical critical diacritical hypercritical hypocritical noncritical overcritical supercritical uncritical Overview of adj critical The adj critical has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (7) critical -- (marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude") 2. (5) critical -- ((chemistry and physics) at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical") 3. (5) critical -- (characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings) 4. (3) critical, vital -- (urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest") 5. (2) critical, decisive -- (forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test") 6. (1) critical -- (being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage") 7. critical -- (of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim")
critical definition