English dictionary

critical

/'kr/I/t/I/k/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

adj.all

Examples
A critical attitude.

Antonyms uncritical

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

Examples
A critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.

Critical mass.

Go critical.

Antonyms noncritical

Source: WordNet 3.0
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

adj.all

Examples
A critical reading.

A critical dissertation.

A critical analysis of Melville's writings.

Antonyms noncritical uncritical

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being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

adj.all

Examples
A critical shortage of food.

A critical illness.

An illness at the critical stage.

Antonyms noncritical noncrucial

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of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

adj.pert

Examples
Critical acclaim.

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Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

adjective

Source: webster1913