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2.25l-2.018 2.447a5.233 5.233 0 0 0-3.478-1.41c-1.138 0-1.773.423-1.773 1.192 0 .705.549 1.022 1.695 1.467l1.51.624c2.659 1.058 4.308 2.218 4.308 4.63 0 2.941-2.344 4.839-5.967 4.839-2.574-.01-4.872-1.065-6.312-2.896Zm19.619.085a2.46 2.46 0 0 1-1.54 2.344 2.5 2.5 0 0 1-.974.185 2.56 2.56 0 0 1-1.861-.707 2.526 2.526 0 0 1-.577-2.814 2.538 2.538 0 0 1 2.438-1.54 2.492 2.492 0 0 1 1.794.729 2.461 2.461 0 0 1 .72 1.789v.014Z" fill="#000"></path></svg></div><div class="NYn5GCr5V98Ua0PyH6uY"><p>Skip to</p><button><svg class="hKc5_7ESpepHS_34gUUw" height="24" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><script type="text/comment"><!--! 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detracting</strong></span></p><button data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="synonym-module" data-linkname="compare-synonyms:cta" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="browse/critical">Compare Synonyms</button></div><div class="flol7HNuPRe9VfZ0KeMZ"><div class="oOnFOSBCRzBqsYUOwnk4"><button class="ZIu4Pmp_JmWEfr4WEkmw rXhgGek5ucMOQ0I0J3pa" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="synonym-module" data-linkname="synonyms:critical" data-linktype="synonyms" data-linkurl="browse/critical" tabindex="-1">Synonyms</button><button class="ZIu4Pmp_JmWEfr4WEkmw" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="antonym-module" data-linkname="antonyms:critical" data-linktype="antonyms" data-linkurl="browse/critical" tabindex="0">Antonyms</button></div><div class="QXhVD4zXdAnJKNytqXmK"><div class="fltPJVdHfRCxJJVuGX8J"><p class="wRiDLzD17ooqYbL7AewD">Strongest match</p><ul class="szYvJSVZyfoDF0zoOQi1"><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/demanding" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">demanding</a></li></ul></div><div class="fltPJVdHfRCxJJVuGX8J"><p class="wRiDLzD17ooqYbL7AewD">Weak matches</p><ul class="szYvJSVZyfoDF0zoOQi1"><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/analytical" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">analytical</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/belittling" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">belittling</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/biting" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">biting</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/calumniatory" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">calumniatory</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/captious" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">captious</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/carping" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">carping</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/caviling" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">caviling</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/cavillous" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">cavillous</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/censorious" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">censorious</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/censuring" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">censuring</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/choleric" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">choleric</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/condemning" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">condemning</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/critic" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">critic</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/cutting" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">cutting</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/cynical" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">cynical</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/demeaning" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">demeaning</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/derogatory" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">derogatory</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/diagnostic" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">diagnostic</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/disapproving" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">disapproving</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/discerning" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">discerning</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/discriminating" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">discriminating</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/disparaging" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">disparaging</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/exacting" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">exacting</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/exceptive" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">exceptive</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/finicky" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">finicky</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/fussy" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">fussy</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/hairsplitting" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">hairsplitting</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/humbling" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">humbling</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/hypercritical" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">hypercritical</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/lowering" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">lowering</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/nagging" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">nagging</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/niggling" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">niggling</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/nit-picking" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">nit-picking</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/overcritical" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">overcritical</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/particular" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">particular</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/penetrating" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">penetrating</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/reproachful" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">reproachful</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/sarcastic" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">sarcastic</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/satirical" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">satirical</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/scolding" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">scolding</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/severe" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">severe</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/sharp" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">sharp</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/trenchant" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">trenchant</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/withering" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">withering</a></li></ul></div></div></div><span id=":R1kkmh:" style="position:fixed"></span></div><div class="Aexw_AsjBABon7nlhrTh"></div><div class="tU3uvmy24AcyNXg1gHwf" data-type="synonym-and-antonym-card"><div class="MzPkuB_wA1zt60pMer_S"><p id="urgently-important">adjective <span>as in <strong>urgently important</strong></span></p><button data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="synonym-module" data-linkname="compare-synonyms:cta" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="browse/critical">Compare Synonyms</button></div><div class="flol7HNuPRe9VfZ0KeMZ"><div class="oOnFOSBCRzBqsYUOwnk4"><button class="ZIu4Pmp_JmWEfr4WEkmw rXhgGek5ucMOQ0I0J3pa" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="synonym-module" data-linkname="synonyms:critical" data-linktype="synonyms" data-linkurl="browse/critical" tabindex="-1">Synonyms</button><button class="ZIu4Pmp_JmWEfr4WEkmw" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="antonym-module" data-linkname="antonyms:critical" data-linktype="antonyms" data-linkurl="browse/critical" tabindex="0">Antonyms</button></div><div class="QXhVD4zXdAnJKNytqXmK"><div class="fltPJVdHfRCxJJVuGX8J"><p class="wRiDLzD17ooqYbL7AewD">Strongest matches</p><ul class="szYvJSVZyfoDF0zoOQi1"><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/crucial" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">crucial</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/dangerous" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">dangerous</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/decisive" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">decisive</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/dire" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">dire</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/integral" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">integral</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/perilous" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">perilous</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/pivotal" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">pivotal</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/precarious" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">precarious</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/risky" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">risky</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/serious" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">serious</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/significant" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">significant</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/strategic" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">strategic</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/urgent" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">urgent</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/vital" class="Bf5RRqL5MiAp4gB8wAZa">vital</a></li></ul></div><div class="fltPJVdHfRCxJJVuGX8J"><p class="wRiDLzD17ooqYbL7AewD">Weak matches</p><ul class="szYvJSVZyfoDF0zoOQi1"><li><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/acute" class="u7owlPWJz16NbHjXogfX">acute</a></li><li><a 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class="tEJceV7YF9MUrC51KXg7">Example Sentences</h2><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>Sometimes it’s hard to know the difference right off, but a critical mass of legit opposition is bigger and broader than a vetocracy.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-03/another-painful-disaster-has-us-asking-why-cant-los-angeles-accomplish-big-things" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Los Angeles Times" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-03/another-painful-disaster-has-us-asking-why-cant-los-angeles-accomplish-big-things" rel="nofollow">Los Angeles Times</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>How the leading Trump super PAC and his campaign targeted these streamers provided a critical yet unseen edge in Mr. Trump’s sweeping victory last month.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a 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rel="nofollow">BBC</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>“Vaccines are medicines, and all medicines have side effects — even when the net benefit is large,” observes Adam Gaffney, a Harvard medical school assistant professor who has been critical of the study.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-03-12/a-small-study-of-covid-vaccine-aftereffects-triggers-a-political-and-scientific-storm" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Los Angeles Times" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-03-12/a-small-study-of-covid-vaccine-aftereffects-triggers-a-political-and-scientific-storm" rel="nofollow">Los Angeles Times</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>Against that backdrop, Mr Quinley added, it's critical to ensure earthquake relief gets to where it is most needed.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a 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