Critical, Critically
Critical is an adverb meaning
1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
The opposite [antonym] is uncritical.
2. The point in time when or at which a something (or property or phenomenon) experiences or exhibits or shows an abrupt or sharp or quick change, as in the phrase
"critical mass for an atomic reaction"
The opposite [antonym] is noncritical
.
3. Characterized by careful evaluation and judgment, as in the phrase
"a critical analysis of your writing!"
The opposite [antonym] is uncritical
4. Something that is urgently needed; absolutely necessary
A synonym would be vital
5: Creating or having the nature of a changing point or turning point or crisis
A synonym would be decisive
Critically is an adverb meaning
1. In a critical manner
2. At a critical time
3. At/during a crisis
Related noun: criticism
Synonyms:
abstruse,
accurate,
acute,
alarming,
allegorizing,
annotative,
appreciative,
arduous,
attentive,
bad,
basic,
belittling,
brutal,
captious,
carping,
caviling,
censorious,
charged,
choicy,
choosy,
clamorous,
clarifying,
climacteric,
close,
commentative,
compelling,
complex,
conclusive,
conscientious,
consequential,
correct,
critic,
crucial,
crying,
cynical,
dangerous,
dangersome,
decisive,
delicate,
demanding,
demeaning,
demonstrative,
demythologizing,
deprecating,
deprecative,
deprecatory,
depreciating,
depreciative,
depreciatory,
desperate,
detailed,
determinative,
differential,
difficult,
dire,
discerning,
discoursive,
discriminate,
discriminating,
discriminative,
disparaging,
dissertational,
distinctive,
distinguishing,
editorial,
elucidative,
emergent,
enlightening,
essayistic,
essential,
euhemeristic,
exact,
exacting,
exegetic,
exemplificative,
exigent,
explaining,
explanatory,
explicative,
explicatory,
explosive,
expositive,
expositorial,
expository,
exquisite,
fastidious,
faultfinding,
fine,
finical,
finicky,
formidable,
fraught
with danger,
fussy,
glossarial,
grave,
hairsplitting,
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