1. (adj)critical marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws Synonyms: decisive, vital Antonyms: uncritical, noncritical, dispensable, acritical, noncrucial
2. (adj)critical at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction Synonyms: decisive, vital Antonyms: noncritical, acritical, noncrucial, dispensable, uncritical
3. (adj)critical characterized by careful evaluation and judgment Synonyms: decisive, vital Antonyms: dispensable, noncrucial, uncritical, acritical, noncritical
5. (adj)critical, decisive forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis Synonyms: decisive, critical, vital Antonyms: uncritical, noncritical, noncrucial, dispensable, acritical
6. (adj)critical being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency Synonyms: decisive, vital Antonyms: acritical, noncritical, uncritical, dispensable, noncrucial
7. (adj)critical of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism Synonyms: decisive, vital Antonyms: uncritical, noncritical, noncrucial, acritical, dispensable
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'critical'
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1. critical That is minute which is of exceedingly limited dimensions, as a grain of dust, or which attends to matters of exceedingly slight amount or apparent importance; as, a minute account; minute obse Synonyms: minute, circumstantial, diminutive, little, slender, comminuted, exact, particular, small, critical, fine, precise, tiny, detailed
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