Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcritical
Adjective
  • For leaders this serves as a critical warning: the relentless pursuit of productivity without regard for the multifaceted nature of human identity can lead to a workforce that is disengaged, unfulfilled and ultimately less innovative.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In New Mexico, where massive walls of dust forced highway closures and resulted in power outages Tuesday, forecasters warned of a return of critical fire weather conditions on Thursday.
    TIME, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • While Pansy’s hypercritical diatribes can be hilarious at times, the emotional pain that clearly underlies her behavior is heartbreaking.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Especially as a woman online, a lot of people are so hypercritical of that sort of thing.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Coordinators shared stories both inspiring and dispiriting, of students and teachers excitedly embracing this more tactile, less judgmental kind of math – and of some administrators who still see math as liver and have resisted the state's efforts to convince them otherwise.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Piper lingers invisibly at the periphery of the party, though Victoria is right to call her the most judgmental member of the family.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Overcritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcritical. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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