Synonyms of critically

critically

adverb

as in negatively

Related Words

• negatively
• cynically
• unfavorably
• disparagingly
• warily
• reproachfully
• disapprovingly
• anxiously
• guardedly
• reprovingly
• uncomfortably
• uneasily
• captiously
• apprehensively
• deprecatingly
• hesitantly
• incredulously
• quizzically
• reproachingly
• charily
• skeptically
• hesitatingly
• suspiciously
• doubtfully
• dubiously
• questioningly
• unbelievingly
• askance
• distrustfully
• doubtingly
• mistrustfully
• sideways

Dissimilar Words

• positively
• favorably
• trustingly
• confidently
• approvingly
• trustfully
• uncritically
• unquestioningly
• sanguinely
• credulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of critically

Fourteen people were injured — two critically — in the blaze and taken to local hospitals. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Perhaps more critically, Mistral’s AI models also aren’t currently competitive with the bleeding-edge American AI systems from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google DeepMind, or even models from some Chinese AI powers. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

LaPorte County, Indiana, Sheriff's office K9 Bosco, who worked with a deputy who was shot and critically wounded in the line of duty back in May, has retired from service. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Austin Scott James continues his recovery days after he was critically wounded Saturday while confronting the killer in a mass shooting at an Idaho In-and-Out that left three dead including a Stockton woman who trained workers at the restaurant. — Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Murphy left the show in 1984, and soon cemented himself as a bona fide film star — even if some of those films were less than critically acclaimed. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

As of Sunday, two had been treated and released, three were in stable condition and two were critically injured, according to Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026

Seven other people were wounded in the shooting, including two who were critically injured, authorities said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

One person was critically injured in a multi-vehicle crash that closed part of westbound Loop 820 in North Richland Hills for several hours overnight, police said. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026