Critical and Formative

Critical

Critical adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.

Formative and critical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formative" instead an adjective "Critical".

Formative

Formative adjective - Having a role in deciding something's final form.
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Synonyms for Formative

Critical and formative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critical" instead an adjective "Formative".

Nearby Words: formal, formation, format, formated, formating
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