critic
One who evaluates
A critic is someone who judges or evaluates, especially professionally.
Film critics review movies; literary critics analyze books.
The word often carries negative weight—to be a critic of something is to find fault with it, and critics in news headlines usually means opponents: Critics say the bill doesn't go far enough.
Critical can mean either analytical or disapproving.
Official court decision
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- praiseExpression of approval
pan · thumbs-up · thumbs-down · acclaim · condemnation · appreciation · discernment · taste
One who assesses merit
- assessorOne who estimates value
- appraiserEvaluator of monetary worth
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- judgeOne who decides
rater · examiner · analyst · arbiter · connoisseur · tastemaker · gatekeeper · authority
Broadcast analyst or narrator
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- analystOne who examines systematically
essayist · blogger · influencer · observer · contributor · panelist · broadcaster · political
Movie or coating
- literaryOf written works
- musicOrganized auditory art
- theaterVenue for live drama
- artHuman creative expression
dance · food · architecture · fashion · television · book · restaurant · cultural
One who disbelieves
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- naysayerHabitual dissenter
- detractorOne who diminishes
debunker · contrarian · dissenter · nitpicker · heckler · disparager · antagonist · oppositionist
Determining worth or quality
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
deconstruction · exegesis · commentary · insight · perspective · appraisal · scrutiny · contextualization
verdict
Official court decision
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
praise · pan · thumbs-up · thumbs-down · acclaim · condemnation · appreciation · discernment · taste · standards
evaluator
One who assesses merit
- assessorOne who estimates value
- appraiserEvaluator of monetary worth
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
judge · rater · examiner · analyst · arbiter · connoisseur · tastemaker · gatekeeper · authority · expert
commentator
Broadcast analyst or narrator
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
analyst · essayist · blogger · influencer · observer · contributor · panelist · broadcaster · political · media
film
Movie or coating
art · dance · food · architecture · fashion · television · book · restaurant · cultural · drama
doubter
One who disbelieves
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- naysayerHabitual dissenter
detractor · debunker · contrarian · dissenter · nitpicker · heckler · disparager · antagonist · oppositionist · curmudgeon
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
dissection · deconstruction · exegesis · commentary · insight · perspective · appraisal · scrutiny · contextualization · hermeneutics
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- criticscriticizers, faultfinder, faultfinders, fault finder, nitpicker
- difficult peopleegomaniac, egotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak
- evaluatorsevaluator, assessor, appraiser, reviewer, rater
- fashion careersfashion designer, fashion model, stylist, tailor, seamstress
- Film Reviewsfilm review, movie review, reviewer, rating, star rating
- theater criticEvaluator of stage productions
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- critical conditionSeverely ill, unstable medically
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- movie criticsProfessional cinema evaluators
- film criticsProfessional movie evaluators
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