as in unquestioningly
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Recent Examples of uncritically
That said, don’t uncritically accept every piece of mental clutter that comes your way — try to have a sense of your basic priorities.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Rather, the question is why so many have been willing to accept this framing uncritically, and what that willingness says about the current media environment.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Journalists also deserve blame for uncritically promoting a single study as fact.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Yet the old marketing stuck, and the million-dollar-per-team meme continues to reverberate, echoed uncritically in recent media reports from ESPN, The Athletic and Sports Illustrated, among others.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Nov. 2025
In other cases, risky transgender practices, such as chest-binding — a practice that has been connected to breathing difficulties, chronic back pain, changes to the spine, and broken ribs — are portrayed uncritically.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2025
If used uncritically, ChatGPT can lead to intellectual complacency.
—Aaron French, The Conversation, 24 July 2025
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Rather, the question is why so many have been willing to accept this framing uncritically, and what that willingness says about the current media environment.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Journalists also deserve blame for uncritically promoting a single study as fact.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Yet the old marketing stuck, and the million-dollar-per-team meme continues to reverberate, echoed uncritically in recent media reports from ESPN, The Athletic and Sports Illustrated, among others.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Nov. 2025
In other cases, risky transgender practices, such as chest-binding — a practice that has been connected to breathing difficulties, chronic back pain, changes to the spine, and broken ribs — are portrayed uncritically.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2025
If used uncritically, ChatGPT can lead to intellectual complacency.
—Aaron French, The Conversation, 24 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncritically
Adverb
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Sophie believes this unquestioningly until Benedict prompts her to reevaluate why.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Like his apostolic namesake, Thomas believes unquestioningly in the evidence of his senses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This is a fully realized, dazzlingly danced, confidently staged adventure in storytelling.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The final one, Wikipedia, listed two contradictory years, and AI Overviews confidently chose the wrong one.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Uncritically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncritically. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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