Critical and Safe

Critical

Critical adjective - Needing immediate attention.
Usage example: this problem isn't critical, so we can go home now and tend to it in the morning

Safe is an antonym for critical in topics: grave, urgently important.

Safe

Safe adjective - Not exposed to the threat of loss or injury.

Critical is an antonym for safe.

Nearby Words: safety, safekeeping, safely

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Train To Busan Voice with an Internet Connection: Seok-woo maintains contact with his colleague Kim with his cellphone, who informs him of critical information such as Busan being a safe zone.
  • In one specific (work-safe) example, there's a massive table of organs that can be struck by a critical hit.
  • But at some critical point during the final battle, Porky seals himself inside an "Absolutely Safe Capsule".
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