DICTOMETER

CRITICAL

(critical, crítico, anmelder)

1. Synonyms:
   • Critical
   Definitions:
   • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
   Examples:
   • A critical attitude
   Antonyms:
   • UNCRITICAL
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Critical
   Definitions:
   • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
   Examples:
   • A critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C
   Antonyms:
   • NONCRITICAL
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Critical
   Definitions:
   • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
   Examples:
   • A critical reading
   • A critical dissertation
   • A critical analysis of Melville's writings
   Antonyms:
   • UNCRITICAL
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Critical
   • Vital
   Definitions:
   • urgently needed
   • absolutely necessary
   Examples:
   • A critical element of the plan
   • Critical medical supplies
   • Vital for a healthy society
   • Of vital interest
   Antonyms:
   • Dispensable
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Critical
   • Decisive
   Definitions:
   • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
   Examples:
   • A critical point in the campaign
   • The critical test
   Antonyms:
   • Noncrucial
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Critical
   Definitions:
   • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
   Examples:
   • A critical shortage of food
   • A critical illness
   • An illness at the critical stage
   Antonyms:
   • NONCRITICAL
   • acritical
   
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Critical
   Definitions:
   • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
   Examples:
   • Critical acclaim