Criticism and Score

Criticism

Criticism noun - An essay evaluating or analyzing something.

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Score and criticism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Score" instead a noun "Criticism".

Score noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.

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Criticism and score are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Criticism" instead a noun "Score".

Nearby Words: scored, scoring, scorer, scoreless

good	good criticism	good score
exact	exact criticism	exact score
particular	particular criticism	particular score
similar	similar criticism	similar score
Other adjectives: positive, free, proper, single, actual, massive, huge, bad, main, negative, worst, previous, classical.

There was not much negative criticism for this game when it first came out, as it was right after score-based arcade-style gaming (and, like the genre it started, it is score-based), meaning people were used to very short games meant to be played for high scores.

Source: It's Short, so It Sucks
When various films opened up with very high percentages, the few critics who gave the movie a rotten score were sure to get a lot of flak, which could range from genuine criticism of the critic's points to outright bashing and threatening.

Source: He Panned It, Now He Sucks

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