Critical
Critical adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Dismissive and critical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dismissive" instead an adjective "Critical".
Dismissive
Dismissive adjective - Showing indifference or disregard.
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Synonyms for Dismissive
Critical and dismissive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critical" instead an adjective "Dismissive".
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A good example is Victor Hugo who was critical and dismissive of the Revolution but later came to embrace it.
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While her mother gave up pushing her when she no longer had to compete with the mistress's son, she is still very critical and dismissive of her daughter, and blames her for being "dull" when the whole reason Machi became so was to live up to her mother's ridiculously high expectations.
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