Definition for Faultfinding:

• tending to find and call attention to faults; " a captious pedant"; " an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"

Synonyms for Faultfinding:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • faultfinding.
  •cross (adjective)
  • impatient,
  • splenetic,
  • irascible,
  • ill-tempered,
  • waspish,
  • crotchety,
  • disagreeable,
  • sullen,
  • ill-humored,
  • ratty,
  • choleric,
  • quick-tempered,
  • crusty,
  • petulant,
  • irritable,
  • short,
  • churlish,
  • snappy,
  • touchy,
  • jumpy,
  • put out,
  • fretful,
  • grumpy,
  • cranky,
  • fractious,
  • annoyed,
  • vexed,
  • testy,
  • surly,
  • peeved,
  • peevish,
  • crabby,
  • cantankerous,
  • grouchy,
  • tetchy.
  •dissatisfied (adjective)
  • insatiable,
  • unsatisfied,
  • not satisfied,
  • plaintive,
  • frustrated,
  • disappointed,
  • jealous,
  • irked,
  • complaining,
  • unfulfilled,
  • begrudging,
  • disaffected,
  • bothered,
  • disgruntled,
  • sniveling,
  • envious,
  • sulky,
  • grudging,
  • Griping,
  • put-out,
  • offended,
  • malcontent,
  • picky,
  • grumbling,
  • displeased,
  • jaundiced,
  • Fretting.
  •fault-finding (adjective)
  • hairsplitting,
  • nagging,
  • pettifogging,
  • quibbling,
  • fussy.
  •faultfinding (adjective)
  • captious,
  • berating,
  • querulous,
  • caviling,
  • carping,
  • niggling.
  •fretful (adjective)
  • huffy,
  • out of sorts,
  • contrary,
  • perverse,
  • mean,
  • snappish,
  • uneasy,
  • edgy,
  • worried,
  • short-tempered.
  •hypercritical (adjective)
  • finicky,
  • persnickety,
  • hair-splitting,
  • demanding.
  •overcritical (adjective)
  • reproachful,
  • Cavillous,
  • Exceptive,
  • over critical,
  • calumniatory.
  •unflattering (adjective)
  • harsh,
  • insulting,
  • uncomplimentary,
  • blunt.
  •ungrateful (adjective)
  • unnatural,
  • unappreciative,
  • unthankful,
  • oblivious,
  • self-centered,
  • unmindful,
  • grasping,
  • insensible,
  • forgetful,
  • thankless,
  • careless,
  • ingrate,
  • heedless,
  • selfish.

• n.

  •
  • censorious.
  •blame (noun)
  • animadversion.
  •criticism (noun)
  • disparagement,
  • Panning,
  • static,
  • zapper,
  • aspersion,
  • critical remark,
  • blast,
  • brickbats,
  • slap on wrist,
  • Bronx Cheer,
  • denunciation,
  • roast,
  • slap wrist,
  • pan,
  • rap on knuckles,
  • put down,
  • rap knuckles,
  • cavil,
  • call down,
  • slap,
  • statics,
  • critical remarks,
  • brickbat,
  • quibble,
  • stricture,
  • nit-picking,
  • bad press,
  • flak,
  • swipe.
  •hairsplitting (noun)
  • perfectionism,
  • pettiness,
  • sophistry,
  • bickerings,
  • bickering.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disfavor,
  • condemnation,
  • opprobrium,
  • nitpicking,
  • disapprobation,
  • backstabbing,
  • vitriol,
  • firestorm,
  • sour grapes,
  • obloquy,
  • the thumbs down,
  • hammering,
  • Backbiting,
  • tall poppy syndrome,
  • mudslinging,
  • disapproval,
  • derision.
  •
  • objection,
  • critical,
  • satire,
  • censure,
  • unfriendly,
  • open season,
  • reproof,
  • Bashing,
  • barrage,
  • recrimination,
  • overcritical.
  •
  • bloodletting,
  • mud.
  •
  • heat.
  •
  • stick.
  •belittling
  • derogatory.
  •thankless
  • ungrateful.

Antonyms for Faultfinding:

• adj.

  • cross
    cheerful, happy, pleasant, animated.
  • dissatisfied
    fulfilled, gratified, pleased, satisfied, contented.
  • faultfinding
    praising.
  • fretful
    joyous, calm, easy-going, relaxed, laid-back, Cheered.
  • unflattering
    becoming, flattering.
  • ungrateful
    grateful, thankful, appreciative.
  • Other antonyms:
    forgiving, charitable, undiscriminating, uncritical, nonjudgmental, undemanding.

• n.

  • criticism
    compliment, praise, approval.

Faultfinding Sentence Examples:

• He, instead of dominating, had been dominated by three faultfinding old women; and, without being aware of the fact, had looked at things from their point of view.

• And to judge by the everlasting faultfinding, nobody is ever satisfied by what is accomplished.