Critical Synonyms and Antonyms
krĭtĭ-kəl
Inclined to adverse criticism
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
- captious
- carping
- censorious
- faultfinding
- hypercritical
- caviling
- disapproving
- cynical
- sarcastic
- judgmental
- decisive
- exacting
- fussy
- severe
- inclined to judge with severity
- derogatory
- withering
- acute
- calumniatory
- demanding
- satirical
- hairsplitting
- quibbling
- climacteric
- nitpicking
- crucial
- nagging
- scolding
- dangerous
- condemning
- censuring
- dire
- reproachful
- disparaging
- discriminating
- exact
- sharp
- cutting
- biting
- fastidious
- finicky
- picky
- momentous
- pivotal
- overcritical
- precarious
- pressing
- euhemeristic
- serious
- significant
- strategic
- urgent
- zoilean
- judgemental
- monographic
- scholiastic
Capable of observing and judging
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
- discerning
- discriminating
- analytical
- penetrating
- perceptive
- trenchant
- judging
- evaluative
- interpretive
- commentatorial
- discoursive
- dissertational
Antonyms:
Crucial
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
Extremely important or essential:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
- indispensable
- glossarial
- juridic
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