noncritical adj 1: not critical; not at a point of abrupt change [ant: {critical}] 2: not in a state of crisis or emergency [syn: {noncritical}, {noncrucial}] [ant: {critical}] 3: marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts" [syn: {uncritical}, {noncritical}] [ant: {critical}]