Synonyms of critique

critique

noun

krə-ˈtēk 

as in criticism

an essay evaluating or analyzing something

in a critique of the retrospective, the reviewer faulted it for not including more of the painter's mature works

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticism
• review
• analysis
• notice
• examination
• editorial
• study
• evaluation
• commentary
• examen
• appraisal
• assessment
• survey
• opinion
• column
• punditry
• outline

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of critique

The other factors While the two above issues are perhaps the most isolatable aspects to assess (and critique) about Yzerman’s tenure, there are many other harder-to-pin-down factors as well. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

At their June 22 City Council meeting, alders approved an inclusion of such an agreement to address harsh critiques from Evanston’s Historic Preservation Commission the month prior. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

With a surreal visual language that hat-tips everyone from Jacques Tati to Michael Haneke and the filmmaker’s longtime mentor Jia Zhangke, the film is a striking, startling class critique based on Manuel’s own Silver Bear-winning 2020 short film. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

But the more interesting critique of the jersey drop — and the one with more direct implications for Mamdani’s broader agenda — isn’t coming from the right. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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