Antonyms for critical
ˈkrɪt ɪ kəlcrit·i·cal

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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 observation. That which is broken up into minute particles is said to be comminuted; things may be termed fine which would not be termed comminuted; as, fine sand; fine gravel; but, in using the adverb, we say a substance is finely comminuted, comminuted referring more to the process, fine to the result. An account extended to very minute particulars is circumstantial, detailed, particular; an examination so extended is critical, exact, precise. Compare FINE.

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   Synonyms:
   circumstantial, comminuted, detailed, diminutive, exact, fine, little, minute, particular, precise, slender, small, tiny

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. critical

   Antonyms:
   inexact, popular, loose, easy, undiscriminating, safe, determined, decided, settled, retrieved, redressed

   Synonyms:
   nice, delicate, exact, fastidious, discriminating, censorious, accurate, dubious, precarious, ticklish, crucial, important, momentous, hazardous

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1. • Chemistry
   • Physics

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 8 votes

1. criticaladjective

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

   "a critical attitude"

   Antonyms:
   uncritical, noncritical, dispensable, acritical, noncrucial

   Synonyms:
   decisive, vital

2. criticaladjective

   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"; "critical mass"; "go critical"

   Antonyms:
   noncritical, acritical, noncrucial, dispensable, uncritical

   Synonyms:
   decisive, vital

3. criticaladjective

   characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

   "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"

   Antonyms:
   dispensable, noncrucial, uncritical, acritical, noncritical

   Synonyms:
   decisive, vital

4. critical, vitaladjective

   urgently needed; absolutely necessary

   "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"

   Antonyms:
   acritical, uncritical, dispensable, noncritical, noncrucial

   Synonyms:
   decisive, lively, full of life, life-sustaining, vital

5. critical, decisiveadjective

   forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

   "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"

   Antonyms:
   uncritical, noncritical, noncrucial, dispensable, acritical

   Synonyms:
   decisive, vital

6. criticaladjective

   being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

   "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"

   Antonyms:
   acritical, noncritical, uncritical, dispensable, noncrucial

   Synonyms:
   decisive, vital

7. criticaladjective

   of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

   "critical acclaim"

   Antonyms:
   uncritical, noncritical, noncrucial, acritical, dispensable

   Synonyms:
   decisive, vital

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1. criticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   discriminating, fastidious, carping, censorious, captious, caviling, zoilean, crucial, momentous, decisive, precarious, climacteric

How to use critical in a sentence?

1. Professor Wass:

   For aerospace applications where safety is absolutely critical we're probably a long way off.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   In Tennessee's Fifth Congressional District, I can't think of a stronger candidate than Morgan Ortagus, morgan played a critical role in our administration's efforts to put America first and to restore American greatness to our foreign policy.

3. The House:

   These reductions to the caps could result in, among other things, undermining critical protections for families from abusive and predatory financial products.

4. Billie Eilish:

   This year our leaders are deciding the global actions required on the environment climate emergency in a critical decade for our planet, we must stand together and speak up to save our planet, not just for us, but for our future generations, and we need urgent, urgent action now and to work together as one.

5. Michael Lang:

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