Synonyms for Critic
ˈkrɪt ɪkcrit·ic

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1. critic

   Etymologically, the amateur is one who loves, the connoisseur one who knows. In usage, the term amateur is applied to one who pursues any study or art simply from the love of it; the word carries a natural implication of superficialness, tho marked excellence is at times attained by amateurs. A connoisseur is supposed to be so thoroughly informed regarding any art or work as to be able to criticize or select intelligently and authoritatively; there are many incompetent critics, but there can not, in the true sense, be an incompetent connoisseur. The amateur practises to some extent that in regard to which he may not be well informed; the connoisseur is well informed in regard to that which he may not practise at all. A novice or tyro may be a professional; an amateur never is; the amateur may be skilled and experienced as the novice or tyro never is. Dilettante, which had originally the sense of amateur, has to some extent come to denote one who is superficial, pretentious, and affected, whether in theory or practise.

   Synonyms:
   amateur, connoisseur, dilettante, novice, tyro

   Preposition:
   An amateur in art.

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1. critic

   Synonyms:
   judge, censor, arbiter, savant

   Antonyms:
   author, writer, performer, artist

Princeton's WordNet

1. criticnoun

   a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

2. criticnoun

   anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

3. criticnoun

   someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

Matched Categories

1. • Evaluator
   • Professional
   • Unpleasant Person

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1. criticnoun

   Synonyms:
   reviewer, censor, connoisseur, judge (of artistic merit)

2. criticnoun

   Synonyms:
   censurer, caviller, carper

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1. criticnoun

   Synonyms:
   censor, reviewer, adept, judge, inspector, caviler, carper, censurer, zoilus

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1. List of paraphrases for "critic":

   critical, commentator, critique, criticism, spokesperson

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1. Anna Zafesova:

   He has dozens of young women and men perfectly capable of carrying on his investigative work. Maybe they are less charismatic than he, but they are proof that the Russian opposition is not only virtual and cannot be silenced with the poisoning of its leader. POISONED KREMLIN CRITIC ALEXEI NAVALNY OUT OF COMA AND RESPONSIVE: GERMAN HOSPITAL Navalnys spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh and fellow team member Georgi Alburov front the Tatarstan film, and said they were followed and harassed while shooting by men who blocked their paths with quad bikes or lurked nearby. Some dramatic images along those lines appear in the film.Yarmysh talks about how Tatarstan was supposed to be one of Navalnys stops on his late summer swing through Russian regions ahead of elections. Navalny was lobbying forSmart Voting. He argued that ifhe and people like him couldnt run in elections in Russia, the next best thing wasto simply vote for a candidate who is not from the same party as President Vladimir Putin, United Russia. Navalnyfamously called it the party of crooks and thieves and wantedto chip away at its monopoly on power howeverpossible.He believes Smart Voting can eventually dislodge it from power. GERMANY SUGGESTS HALT TO RUSSIA PIPELINE PROJECT, SEEKS COOPERATION WITH NAVALNY POISONING INVESTIGATION In the documentary from Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, Navalnys team keeps up his stylistic pace with drone video of what itidentifiesas the palatial homes of the regional president and his family, punctuated withvideoof the vast collection of fancy watches from Patek Phillipe to Breguet worn byleaderRustam Minnikhanov. Even if you dont understand Russian, it is compelling TV, Zafesova said. Navalnys investigations have evolved over the years from merely facts and analysis on his blog to full-scale movies.He invented a whole new way to oppose power, a mix of media and politics which is very important in a censored media environment like Russia and fills the void of free media as well as free debate and an independent judicial system.Navalnys videos are funny, clever, precise and shocking, not just angry denunciations of the wrongdoings of government.

2. Jim Bishop:

   A good writer is not necessarily a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender.

3. Ted Cruz:

   I recognize that a great many folks in the media would prefer that anybody running for president engage as an ongoing theater critic criticizing the proposals of others, i do not believe the world needs my voice added to that chorus of critics.

4. Vanna Bonta:

   As the author of a work, I don't relinquish author-ity to just any critic, particularly not to people whose work I've not read or don't respect; those biased by envy are the least relevant, and grounded grammarians who strangle or sterilize under a banner of superiority are a close second.

5. Richard Pryor, Guardian Unlimited (UK) August 9, 2004:

   I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic."