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noncritical

Definitions of noncritical
  1. adjective
    not critical; not at a point of abrupt change
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    antonyms:
    critical
    at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
    supercritical
    (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases
  2. adjective
    not in a state of crisis or emergency
    synonyms: noncrucial
    acritical
    without a crisis (as of some diseases)
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    antonyms:
    critical
    being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
    acute
    of critical importance and consequence
    dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, serious, severe
    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
    desperate, dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
    crucial, important
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  3. adjective
    marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures
    synonyms: uncritical
    unscholarly
    not scholarly
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