Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with critic in British Collocation
critic
noun
countable
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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
major
He was a prominent critic of the intelligence used before the war.
expressing severe criticism
She later became a bitter critic of the policy.
Even her harshest critics acknowledge that she has handled the crisis with considerable skill.
my most severe critic
expressing critical opinions directly and clearly
He was an outspoken critic of the colonial policies of the period.
continuing and determined
He was a persistent critic of conventional thinking.
make people less critical, by dealing with their objections
The speech is peppered with attempts to answer his critics.
The strength of her track record serves to silence potential critics.
make critics less unhappy
They did nothing to mollify their critics.
persuade people not to be critical
The company’s announcement did not convince some critics.
prove critics wrong
She is delighted with the way they are proving the critics wrong.
This latest announcement will do little to appease the regime’s many critics.