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adjective as in fault-finding, detracting
Strongest match
Weak matches
- analytical
- belittling
- biting
- calumniatory
- captious
- carping
- caviling
- cavillous
- censorious
- censuring
- choleric
- condemning
- critic
- cutting
- cynical
- demeaning
- derogatory
- diagnostic
- disapproving
- discerning
- discriminating
- disparaging
- exacting
- exceptive
- finicky
- fussy
- hairsplitting
- humbling
- hypercritical
- lowering
- nagging
- niggling
- nit-picking
- overcritical
- particular
- penetrating
- reproachful
- sarcastic
- satirical
- scolding
- severe
- sharp
- trenchant
- withering
adjective as in urgently important
Example Sentences
He added "most of the more critical targets such as fighter bombers on Russian air bases are likely beyond the range of these missiles in practical terms - and there will be a limited number of the missiles available after lengthy combat use of the system in the war to date."
His steady hand is even more critical than Suaalii's stardust in Australia's revival.
Other UK opposition party leaders have been more critical.
However, other UK politicians were more critical, with the Liberal Democrats' Sir Ed Davey calling the election result a "dark, dark day".
All this make it more critical that the decisive action that has already been taken to combat these scurrilous attacks must continue.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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