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1. critical
adjective. ['ˈkrɪtɪkəl'] marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.
Synonyms
- hypercritical
- captious
- censorious
- unfavourable
- overcritical
- vituperative
- searing
- faultfinding
- unfavorable
- deprecative
- sarcastic
Antonyms
- favorable
- unsarcastic
- amicable
- good
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Rhymes with Critical Mass
- middle-class
- smartass
- contrasts
- lambastes
- forecasts
- vanasse
- umass
- surpass
- repass
- outlasts
- impasse
- depass
- alsace
- plasse
- plass
- plas
- morass
- krass
- kras
- klass
- klas
- harass
- grasse
- grass
- gras
- glass
- glas
- crass
- class
- brass
Sentences with critical-mass
1. Noun Phrase
At a point called critical mass, the chain reactions are largely self-sustaining but not increasing.
2. Noun Phrase
Beyond the critical mass, the rate of fissions increases, leading to a dangerous, out-of-control situation.
3. Noun Phrase
Atom bombs, by contrast, use a quantity of materials much closer to a critical mass.
2. critical
adjective. ['ˈkrɪtɪkəl'] characterized by careful evaluation and judgment.
Synonyms
- scholarly
- judicial
- discriminative
- evaluative
- appraising
Antonyms
- uncritical
- undiscerning
- complimentary
- affirmative
3. critical
adjective. ['ˈkrɪtɪkəl'] at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction.
Synonyms
- supercritical
Antonyms
- unimportant
- frivolous
4. critical
adjective. ['ˈkrɪtɪkəl'] urgently needed; absolutely necessary.
Synonyms
- vital
Antonyms
- immaterial
- fancy
5. mass
noun. ['ˈmæs'] the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field.
Synonyms
- critical mass
- bulk
- molecular weight
- atomic mass
- atomic weight
- inertial mass
- relativistic mass
- relative atomic mass
- relative molecular mass
- mass deficiency
- biomass
- physical property
- fundamental quantity
- body
- mass defect
- rest mass
- gravitational mass
- mass energy
Antonyms
- minimum
- scarcity
- empty
- imperfect
Etymology
- masse (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mæsse (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. mass
noun. ['ˈmæs'] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
Synonyms
- haymow
- great deal
- slew
- passel
- muckle
- mess
- stack
- mountain
- flock
- wad
- large indefinite amount
- plenty
- large indefinite quantity
- tidy sum
- deluge
- mint
- quite a little
- batch
- deal
- flood
- pot
- mickle
- raft
- good deal
- spate
- lot
- peck
- hatful
- inundation
- torrent
- heap
- pile
Antonyms
- imperceptibility
- visibility
- inelasticity
- artifact
Etymology
- masse (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mæsse (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. mass
noun. ['ˈmæs'] an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people).
Synonyms
- accumulation
- assemblage
- logjam
- shock
- collection
Antonyms
- bad luck
- misfortune
- good luck
- success
Etymology
- masse (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mæsse (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. Mass
noun. (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist.
Synonyms
- religious ceremony
- Requiem
- Low Mass
- religious ritual
Etymology
- masse (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. mass
noun. ['ˈmæs'] a body of matter without definite shape.
Synonyms
- mush
- faecalith
- stercolith
- pulp
- mat
- body
- coprolith
- drift
Antonyms
- perceptibility
- unmalleability
- elasticity
- malleability
Etymology
- masse (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mæsse (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. mass
noun. ['ˈmæs'] the common people generally.
Synonyms
- temporalty
- the great unwashed
- grouping
- audience
- followers
- people
- masses
- following
- laity
- multitude
- hoi polloi
Antonyms
- unite
- cheer
- euphemism
- minor
Etymology
- masse (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mæsse (Old English (ca. 450-1100))