Critical synonyms

Critical synonyms such as compelling, bellyaching, analytic, acute, all-important, and climacteric. Critical is an adjective, and its antonyms are complimentary, safe, and unimportant. Additionally, here are 95 synonyms, related words, and verbs for critical.

95 synonyms for critical

1. censorious

bellyaching, bitching, carping, castigatory, cavilling, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, criticizing, denunciatory, deprecatory, disapproving, disparaging, fault-finding, griping, hair-splitting, hypercritical, judgemental, negative, niggling, nitpicking, overcritical, pass-remarkable, pedantic, pernickety, persnickety, pettifogging, picky, quibbling, reprobative, reprobatory, reproving, scathing, ultra-critical, unfavourable, unsympathetic, and whingeing.

2. evaluative

analytic, analytical, commentative, elucidative, evaluative, explanatory, explicative, expository, and interpretative.

3. grave

acute, chancy, dangerous, desperate, dicey, dire, dodgy, egregious, grave, hairy, hazardous, iffy, in the balance, life-and-death, life-threatening, parlous, peracute, perilous, precarious, profound, risky, serious, touch-and-go, uncertain, and very bad.

4. crucial

all-important, climacteric, compelling, crucial, deciding, decisive, essential, exigent, fundamental, high-priority, important, key, momentous, of great consequence, of the essence, of the utmost importance, paramount, pivotal, pre-eminent, pressing, serious, urgent, and vital.

Adjectives Related to 'Critical'

crazy, full, wonderful, crucial, overall, essential, created, potential, professional, confident, medical, beneficial, comfortable, special, grateful, correct, evil, normal, creative, vital, ideal, cool, meaningful, individual, challenging, still, fundamental, confused, substantial, and exceptional.