critical
adjectives
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
"a critical attitude"
is similar to
tending to find and call attention to faults
"a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
is similar to
inclined to judge too severely
"hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality"
is similar to
marked by harshly abusive criticism
"his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
see also
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
"unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
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"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
(especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases
domain category
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
domain category
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
"his favorite subject was physics"
is an attribute of
a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
"a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
is similar to
exercising or involving careful evaluations
"looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms"
is similar to
expressing careful judgment
"discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
see also
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
"a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"
see also
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
"scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
"a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
is derived from
is derived from
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
"a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
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"
is similar to
of critical importance and consequence
"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
is similar to
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
is similar to
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
"a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
see also
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
"a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
is an attribute of
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
"they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
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