CRITICALLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

critically

adverb

Definition of critically

as in negatively

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Recent Examples of critically Those who survived lost their safe haven and, critically, their training camps, and were forced to flee. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 The Sumatran tiger, classified as critically endangered by the United Nations and conservation groups, is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, which is slightly larger than Sweden. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Three people were shot, one critically, on a Bronx street late Monday night, police said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026 Seventy-nine-year-old Eugenio Corredor and 32-year-old Ridoel Averhoff Diaz were critically injured. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Five people died, three were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said. — David Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 In addition to the five people killed, three others were critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference Sunday evening. — Staff and Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Most critically, can the team afford to discover the answer to these questions after the architecture is already load-bearing? — Gopi Duddi, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Pruning fruit trees in late spring, after bud break, can negatively affect your harvest.

— Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
It should be noted that women tend to view AI more negatively than men.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of negatively

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Some fans viewed the collaboration cynically, criticizing it as a way for Beyoncé to capitalize on Selena’s legacy, or to court more Latino fans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That’s either an amazing coincidence of errors or the studies were cynically designed to contrive flaws in RCV.

— Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cynically

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The poll also found that 44% of voters view Abbott favorably and 47% unfavorably, while 42% view Hinojosa favorably and 29% unfavorably.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
But both parties are underwater, the poll showed, with 53% of voters viewing congressional Democrats unfavorably and 70% viewing Republicans negatively.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfavorably

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