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critique - 13 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | critique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis, essay |
| Synonyms: | appraisal, assessment, comment, commentary, criticism, editorial, examination, exposition, flak*, judgment, notice, pan*, rap*, rave*, review, slam*, slap*, study, write-up, putdown, reviewal, takedown, zapper |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commentary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis |
| Synonyms: | annotation, appreciation, comment, consideration, criticism, critique, description, discourse, exegesis, explanation, exposition, gloss, narration, notes, observation, remark, review, treatise, obiter dictum, voice-over |
| Main Entry: | dissertation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scholarly thesis |
| Synonyms: | commentary, critique, discourse, disputation, disquisition, essay, exposition, memoir, monograph, treatise, argumentation, tractate |
| Main Entry: | editorial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commentary |
| Synonyms: | article, critique, opinion, report, review |
| Main Entry: | literature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written matter, both fictional and nonfictional |
| Synonyms: | abstract, article, biography, brochure, comment, composition, critique, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, drama, essay, exposition, history, humanities, information, leaflet, lit, lore, novel, observation, pamphlet, paper, poetry, précis, prose, report, research, story, summary, theme, thesis, tract, treatise, treatment, belles-lettres, books, classics, findings, letters, literary works, writings, written work |
| Antonyms: | speech |
| Main Entry: | overview |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | survey |
| Synonyms: | analysis, audit, critique, examination, inquiry, inspection, outline, précis, review, scrutiny, sketch, study, syllabus, synopsis, thumbnail, view, aperçu, capsulization, pandect |
| Main Entry: | survey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scrutiny, examination |
| Synonyms: | analysis, audit, check, compendium, critique, digest, inquiry, inspection, outline, overview, perusal, précis, review, sample, scan, sketch, study, syllabus, view, aperçu, pandect, perlustration |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect, negligence |
| Main Entry: | post mortem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | review after death |
| Synonyms: | autopsy, critique, review, PM, post-mortem examination |
| Main Entry: | criticism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interpretation, analysis |
| Synonyms: | appraisal, appreciation, assessment, comment, commentary, critique, elucidation, essay, estimate, evaluation, examination, exposition, judgment, notice, observation, opinion, pan*, rating, rave*, review, study, write-up, reviewal, scorcher, sideswipe, sleighride |
| Antonyms: | estimation, guess, supposition |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written description |
| Synonyms: | account, analysis, annotation, article, comment, commentary, composition, construction, critique, delineation, details, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, editorial, elucidation, essay, exegesis, explanation, exposé, history, illustration, interpretation, monograph, paper, piece, position paper, presentation, report, review, statement, story, study, tale, text, theme, thesis, tract, treatise, construal, enucleation, enunciation, explication, expounding, tractate |
| Main Entry: | dissection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thorough analysis |
| Synonyms: | breakdown, breakup, criticism, critique, examination, inquest, inspection, investigation, resolution, review, scrutiny, study |
| Main Entry: | notice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | announcement, information |
| Synonyms: | admonition, advertisement, advice, caution, caveat, circular, clue, comment, communication, criticism, critique, cue, declaration, directive, enlightenment, goods*, handbill, instruction, intelligence, intimation, know*, manifesto, memorandum, news, note, notification, order, picture, poster, proclamation, remark, review, score, sign, story, tip, warning, write-up, comments, info, lowdown, memo, squib*, whole story |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | paper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thesis, article |
| Synonyms: | analysis, assignment, composition, critique, dissertation, essay, examination, monograph, report, script, study, theme, treatise |
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