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Detailed Synonyms for critical in English

critical:

critical adj

  1. critical
  2. critical
  3. critical
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  5. critical
  6. critical
    – marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws 1
    critical
    – marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws 1
  7. critical
    – characterized by careful evaluation and judgment 1
    critical
    – characterized by careful evaluation and judgment 1
    • critical adj
      • a critical reading1
      • a critical dissertation1
      • a critical analysis of Melville's writings1
  8. critical
    – being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency 1
    critical
    – being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency 1
    • critical adj
      • a critical shortage of food1
      • a critical illness1
      • an illness at the critical stage1
  9. 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 1
    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 1
    • critical adj
      • a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure1
      • critical mass1
      • go critical1
  10. critical
    – forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis 1
    decisive; critical
    – forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis 1
    • decisive adj
    • critical adj
      • a critical point in the campaign1
      • the critical test1
  11. critical
    – urgently needed; absolutely necessary 1
    vital; critical
    – urgently needed; absolutely necessary 1
    • vital adj
      • vital for a healthy society1
      • of vital interest1
    • critical adj
      • a critical element of the plan1
      • critical medical supplies1
  12. critical
    – of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism 1
    critical
    – of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism 1

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Related Definitions for "critical":

  1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws1
    • a critical attitude1
  2. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment1
    • a critical reading1
    • a critical dissertation1
    • a critical analysis of Melville's writings1
  3. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency1
    • a critical shortage of food1
    • a critical illness1
    • an illness at the critical stage1
  4. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction1
    • a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure1
    • critical mass1
    • go critical1
  5. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis1
    • a critical point in the campaign1
    • the critical test1
  6. urgently needed; absolutely necessary1
    • a critical element of the plan1
    • critical medical supplies1
  7. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism1
    • critical acclaim1

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