uncritical

[ uhn-krit-i-kuhl ]

/ ʌnˈkrɪt ɪ kəl /

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adjective

not inclined or able to judge, especially by the application of comparative standards: an uncritical reader.

undiscriminating; not applying or not guided by the standards of analysis: an uncritical estimate; their uncritical acceptance of traditional values.

Nearby words

uncourtly, uncouth, uncovenanted, uncover, uncovered, uncritical, uncross, uncrossed, uncrowded, uncrown, uncrowned

Origin of uncritical

First recorded in 1650–60; un-¹ + critical

SYNONYMS FOR uncritical

2 shallow, superficial, casual.

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Related forms

un·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for uncritical

For all its passion and gore, this book is not uncritical of the uprising itself.
While the World Watched: The 1944 Warsaw Uprising|Ilana Bet-El|December 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In Washington, Israel had an unwavering and uncritical ally in the form of George W. Bush.
Israel Is Losing|Dan Ephron|March 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
For too long, Israeli leaders had it easy: unsympathetic enemies in the Middle East and uncritical friends in the United States.
Why Israel Is Isolated|Peter Beinart|June 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Yet an uncritical attitude toward the leading climate-change activists may be even more perilous.
Blame the Smug Climate Warriors|Thaddeus Russell|December 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The example of Hitler provided a dark parable of the dangers of uncritical worship of genius.
What is a Genius?|Nick Romeo|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The uncritical mind of the age accepted the obvious forgery as genuine.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
After which, if he has any sense of art, he remains spellbound and uncritical, and ceases to bother about how the thing was done.
Since Czanne|Clive Bell
Uncritical and often inconsistent as he is, his mistakes are not due to partisanship, for he is extraordinarily cosmopolitan.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series)|Jean Froissart, Thomas Malory, Raphael Holinshed
At one moment he pleases the uncritical mass of readers, in another mood he wins the verdict of the raffiné.
Alfred Tennyson|Andrew Lang
This is as uncritical as the other, and even more surprising.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for uncritical

uncritical

/ (ʌnˈkrɪtɪkəl) /

adjective

not containing or making severe or negative judgments

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