All critical synonyms

adj critical

• hypercritical — excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
• lowering — comparative of low1 .
• niggling — petty; trivial; inconsequential: to quibble about a niggling difference in terminology.
• particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
• penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
• sarcastic — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
• satirical — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
• scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
• severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
• sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• trenchant — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
• withering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• nagging — continually faultfinding, complaining, or petulant: a nagging parent.
• overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
• calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
• censuring — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
• demeaning — Something that is demeaning makes people have less respect for the person who is treated in that way, or who does that thing.
• humbling — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
• nit-picking — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
• reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
• acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
• conclusive — Conclusive evidence shows that something is certainly true.
• consequential — Consequential means the same as consequent.
• deciding — powerfully and finally influencing a decision; decisive
• desperate — If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
• grave — the grave accent.
• hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.
• hazardous — full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
• momentous — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
• pressing — urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
• weighty — having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
• climacteric — a critical event or period
• determinative — able to or serving to settle or determine; deciding
• all-important — crucial; vital