critic synonyms

critic

n.

  1. One who makes adverse comments

    faultfinder, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, quibbler, nitpicker, pettifogger, blamer, detractor, slanderer, maligner, complainer, doubter, nagger, fretter, scolder, disapprover, defamer, disparager, captious critic, Monday morning quarterback*, mudslinger*, knocker*, panner*, basher*.

    Antonyms praiser, believer*, supporter. *

  2. One who endeavors to interpret and judge

    commentator, analyst, analyzer, connoisseur, reviewer, cartoonist, caricaturist, expert, judge, authority, pundit, diagnostic, annotator, master, evaluator, editor, blurb writer; see also connoisseur, examiner, scholar 2.

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