Synonyms for critic

noun

1. One who makes adverse comments

   faultfinder, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, quibbler, nitpicker, pettifogger, blamer, detractor, slanderer, maligner, complainer, doubter, nagger, fretter, scolder, disapprover, defamer, disparager, captious critic, Monday morning quarterback*, mudslinger*, knocker*, panner*, basher*.

   Antonyms praiser, believer*, supporter.

2. One who endeavors to interpret and judge

   commentator, analyst, analyzer, connoisseur, reviewer, cartoonist, caricaturist, expert, judge, authority, pundit, diagnostic, annotator, master, evaluator, editor, blurb writer; see also connoisseur, examiner, scholar 2.