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critical
 
Adjective critical has 7 senses
  1. critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"
    Antonym:     uncritical
  2. 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; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical"
    Antonym:     noncritical
  3. critical - characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
    Antonyms:     uncritical, noncritical
  4. critical, vital - urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
    Antonym: dispensable (indirect, via indispensable)
  5. critical, decisive - forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
    Antonym: noncrucial (indirect, via crucial)
  6. critical - 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"
    Antonyms:     noncritical, noncrucial, acritical
  7. critical - of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"
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