CRITIQUE Synonyms

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

• the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

• a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

• the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

• a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

• a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

• the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

• a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

• an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something

• the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

• an amount determined as payable

• the market value set on assets

• the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

• a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

• a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

• a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

• make or write a comment on

• explain or interpret something

• provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

• a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

• the respect with which a person is held

• an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

• a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

• act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

• an appraisal of the value of something

• the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• formal systematic questioning

• a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

• the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

• the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output

• response to an inquiry or experiment

• a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

• the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

• an explanation that results from interpreting something

• an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

• an opinion formed by judging something

• the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

• (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it

• the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

• the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

• the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

• the act of making and recording a measurement

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a remark expressing careful consideration

• facts learned by observing

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

• a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof

• a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

• the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

• the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)