critical
adjectiveHow many syllables in critical?
There are 3 syllables in the word critical.Divide critical into syllables:
crit · i · cal
How to pronounce critical:
Definition of critical:
- critical (adjective):
- very important or dangerous
- inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably
- marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.
Synonyms for critical:
all-important
captious
carping
caviling
cavilling
censorious
crucial
deciding
decisive
demanding
deprecative
discerning
discriminating
exacting
fastidious
faultfinding
finical
finicky
harsh
high-priority
hypercritical
judgmental
judicious
merciless
momentous
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Antonyms for critical:
adulatory
adultory
appreciative
approbative
approbatory
approving
celebrating
commendatory
complimentary
congratulatory
encouraging
eulogistic
favorable
favourable
flattering
fulsome
honorific
honoring
honouring
kind
laudative
laudatory
meliorative
nice
panegyrical
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