Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with critical in American Collocation
critical
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
very
He continued in the same harshly critical vein.
The article is highly critical of the government.’s political and economic policies.
rather
They were quite critical, but I think they left with a better understanding of how the business works.
openly
The generals were openly critical of government failings.
Our distant ancestors emerged from the sea, and water is still absolutely critical for our survival.
point in time
The negotiations had been sabotaged at a critical juncture, and war was almost inevitable.
matter/factor
We believe that drug testing in the workplace should only be used where safety is a critical issue.
This is not to say that other lines of defense don’t have a critical role.
This discovery could prove critical to furthering our understanding of these diseases.