- critical
- adj.1 disapprovingVERBS▪ be▪ become▪ remainADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ bitterly (esp. BrE), deeply, fiercely (esp. BrE), harshly, highly, severely, sharply, strongly▪ increasingly▪ overly▪
I think you're being overly critical.
▪ equally▪ a little, slightly, etc.▪ mildly▪ openly▪She became openly critical of party policy.
PREPOSITION▪ of▪The report was highly critical of the company's poor safety record.
2 importantVERBS▪ be▪ becomeADVERB▪ really▪ absolutely▪ increasinglyPREPOSITION▪ for▪Maintaining control of the the budget is absolutely critical for success.
▪ to▪This reorganization is critical to the long-term future of the company.
Critical is used with these nouns: ↑acclaim, ↑accolade, ↑analysis, ↑appraisal, ↑article, ↑assessment, ↑attention, ↑attitude, ↑comment, ↑commentary, ↑component, ↑condition, ↑consciousness, ↑consensus, ↑consideration, ↑controversy, ↑crossroads, ↑detachment, ↑discussion, ↑distance, ↑distinction, ↑edition, ↑element, ↑enquiry, ↑esteem, ↑evaluation, ↑examination, ↑exploration, ↑eye, ↑factor, ↑faculty, ↑feature, ↑feedback, ↑flaw, ↑function, ↑gaze, ↑illness, ↑importance, ↑information, ↑ingredient, ↑insight, ↑issue, ↑judgement, ↑letter, ↑link, ↑literacy, ↑look, ↑mass, ↑milestone, ↑moment, ↑need, ↑overview, ↑part, ↑period, ↑phase, ↑point, ↑praise, ↑reaction, ↑reading, ↑reappraisal, ↑reception, ↑reflection, ↑regard, ↑remark, ↑report, ↑review, ↑role, ↑scrutiny, ↑shortage, ↑situation, ↑stage, ↑stance, ↑step, ↑success, ↑task, ↑test, ↑theory, ↑thinker, ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑threshold, ↑turning point, ↑understanding, ↑update, ↑voice, ↑vulnerability, ↑work, ↑writing
Collocations dictionary. 2013.