Synonyms of critic

critic

noun

ˈkri-tik 

1

as in criticizer

a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults

the president's hard-core critics are going to attack him no matter what he does

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticizer
• faultfinder
• nitpicker
• censurer
• knocker
• carper
• disparager
• detractor
• castigator
• caviler
• denouncer
• hypercritic
• condemner
• attacker
• niggler
• complainer
• quibbler
• assailant
• ranter
• scold
• derider
• admonisher
• denigrator
• reprover
• belittler
• crybaby
• pettifogger
• railer
• criticaster
• grumbler
• crucifier
• whiner
• haranguer
• decrier
• rebuker
• grouser
• griper
• hairsplitter
• grouch
• fusser
• reproacher
• upbraider
• bellyacher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praiser
• commender

2

as in reviewer

a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor

the restaurant critic said that the fries at that fast-food outlet were the worst she'd ever eaten

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reviewer
• analyst
• observer
• commentator
• columnist
• pundit
• evaluator
• judge
• appraiser
• referee
• annotator

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of critic

The film’s sincerity — the quality critics praised most — was met with a sneer rather than a response. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026

That would be Sound of Freedom, which has a 57% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a genuinely stunning 99% audience score with over 10,000 reviews. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

The House passed a bipartisan package of children’s online safety bills in a 267-117 vote Monday, advancing legislation that supporters say would better protect children online but critics warn could threaten privacy and free expression. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 June 2026

Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a US -based Communist Party critic, was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters by Judge Analisa Torres. — CNN Money, 30 June 2026