critical
adjective
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Sense 1 adjective
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
a critical attitude
Related & opposite
- unfavorable also see
- sarcastic also see
- uncritical antonym
- criticism derivation
- critic derivation
- captious similar to
- censorious similar to
- deprecative similar to
- hypercritical similar to
- searing similar to
- scathing similar to
Sense 2 adjective
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
Related & opposite
- noncritical antonym
- criticality attribute
- criticality derivation
- chemistry domain topic
- physics domain topic
- supercritical similar to
Sense 3 adjective
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
a critical reading
Related & opposite
- discerning also see
- scholarly also see
- uncritical antonym
- criticism derivation
- critic derivation
- appraisinga similar to
- discriminative similar to
Sense 4 adjective
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
a critical element of the plan
Related & opposite
- vitalness derivation
- criticality derivation
- indispensable similar to
Sense 5 adjective
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
a critical point in the campaign
Related & opposite
- finality derivation
- crisis derivation
- crisis derivation
- criticality derivation
- crucial similar to
Sense 6 adjective
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
a critical shortage of food
Related & opposite
- crucial also see
- noncritical antonym
- crisis attribute
- criticality derivation
- acute similar to
- grievous similar to
- dire similar to
Sense 7 adjective
of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
critical acclaim
Related & opposite
- literary criticism derivation
- critic derivation
- critic derivation
- critic derivation
- criticism pertains to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unfavorable |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | sarcastic |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncritical |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | critic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | captious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | censorious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | deprecative |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hypercritical |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | searing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | scathing |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | noncritical |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | criticality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticality |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | supercritical |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | discerning |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | scholarly |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncritical |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | critic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | appraisinga |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | discriminative |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vitalness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticality |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | indispensable |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | finality |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisis |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisis |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticality |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | crucial |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | crucial |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | noncritical |
| 6 | attribute | Related & opposite | crisis |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | criticality |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | acute |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | grievous |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | dire |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | literary criticism |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | critic |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | critic |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | critic |
| 7 | pertains to | Related & opposite | criticism |