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Music critics acclaimed the lyrics and theme of "Invisible String". Chris Willman of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commented that its theme added a "sweetness" to ''Folklore'', whose other tracks mostly explored the dark and bittersweet feelings from unfulfilled romance.<ref name=":12" /> Caramanica said it was the only "truly hopeful-sounding song" on the album and contained some of Swift's most vivid lyrics.<ref name="NYTimesReview222" /> According to the ''[[New Statesman]]''<nowiki/>'s critic Anna Leszkiewicz, "Invisible String" showcased a more intimate theme than other album tracks and was ''Folklore''<nowiki/>'s "romantic high-point".<ref name=":14" /> In [[Slant Magazine|''Slant Magazine'']], Jonathan Keefe lauded how the track employed "protracted metaphors" and the passive voice to convey Swift's "new peak in her command of language".<ref name=":722" /> Katie Moulton, writing for ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', picked "Invisible String" as an album essential and complimented that it demonstrated Swift's mature perspective with "piercing" lyricism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moulton |first=Katie |date=July 24, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift's ''folklore'' Dismantles Her Own Self-Mythologizing: Review |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/07/album-review-taylor-swift-folklore/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724185604/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/07/album-review-taylor-swift-folklore/ |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2021 |website=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref>
The song's production received similarly positive comments. Caramanica and Leszkiewicz found it to be restrained and nuanced,<ref name="NYTimesReview222" /><ref name=":14" /> and Keefe lauded it as a masterful construct of song structure.<ref name=":722" /> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''<nowiki/>'s Julian Mapes praised "Invisible String" as one of the "loveliest" songs on ''Folklore'' for its "delightfully plucky" instrumentals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mapes |first=Jillian |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift: ''folklore'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-folklore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828191233/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-folklore/ |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
In her list ranking all 161 songs by Swift back then, Hannah Mylrea of ''[[NME]]'' placed the song at number 31, calling it a "sweet ode to Swift’s past relationships, and how they lead her to where she currently is".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|date=September 8, 2020|title=Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917054150/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|archive-date=September 17, 2020|access-date=June 7, 2021|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> [[NPR Music|NPR]] placed "Invisible String" at number 22 on its ranking of 100 best songs of 2020, for "all the beautiful detail, all the muscular melody and immaculately placed acoustic production details" takes a mature perspective in celebrating of "the fact that love doesn't have to paint the entire world to change your life; one tiny thread of gold can be enough."<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 3, 2020 |title=The 100 Best Songs Of 2020 (Nos. 40-21) |website= |publisher=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/03/934634855/the-100-best-songs-of-2020-page-4 |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207155455/https://www.npr.org/2020/12/03/934634855/the-100-best-songs-of-2020-page-4 |archive-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref>
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