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UNCRITICAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors

Example:

a devoted and almost uncritical admirer

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

critical (marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures

Example:

news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts

Synonyms:

noncritical; uncritical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Also:

unscholarly (not scholarly)

Antonym:

critical (characterized by careful evaluation and judgment)

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