What is another word for nit picking?
353 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ nˈɪt pˈɪkɪŋ], [ nˈɪt pˈɪkɪŋ], [ n_ˈɪ_t p_ˈɪ_k_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for nit picking:- captious (adjective)
- carping (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- exacting (adjective)
- fault-finding (adjective)
- finicky (adjective)
- fussy (adjective)
- hard-to-please (adjective)
- hypercritical (adjective)
- inkhorn (adjective)
- particular (adjective)
- pedantic (adjective)
- pedantical (adjective)
- prim (adjective)
- quibbling (adjective)
- criticism (noun)
- criticize (verb)
- distress (verb)
- pettifog (verb)
- quibble (verb)
Synonyms for Nit picking:
adj.
•captious (adjective)- contrary,
- censorious,
- nagging,
- sarcastic,
- disparaging,
- severe,
- irritable,
- caviling,
- overcritical,
- nit-picking,
- petulant,
- peevish,
- Exceptive,
- finicky,
- testy,
- demanding,
- Fault-finding,
- crabby,
- acrimonious,
- perverse,
- carping,
- Cavillous,
- touchy,
- deprecating,
- exacting,
- cross,
- hypercritical,
- cantankerous.
- grumbling,
- Griping,
- moaning,
- critical,
- grousing,
- quibbling,
- scathing,
- grouchy,
- criticizing,
- deprecatory,
- kvetching,
- whining,
- niggling,
- bellyaching.
- choleric,
- scolding,
- hairsplitting,
- critic,
- fussy,
- lowering,
- captious,
- derogatory,
- diagnostic,
- trenchant,
- penetrating,
- cutting,
- reproachful,
- particular,
- satirical,
- calumniatory,
- sharp,
- analytical,
- cynical,
- disapproving,
- demeaning,
- Censuring,
- discerning,
- belittling,
- humbling,
- discriminating,
- biting,
- withering,
- condemning.
- grievous,
- rigorous,
- oppressive,
- harsh,
- painstaking,
- trying,
- picky,
- tough,
- exigent,
- difficult,
- persnickety,
- taxing,
- strict,
- burdensome,
- hard,
- onerous,
- imperious,
- stern,
- precise,
- unsparing,
- by the book,
- stringent,
- weighty,
- rigid,
- careful.
- fastidious,
- nice,
- Finicking,
- overnice,
- Stickling,
- choosy,
- scrupulous,
- squeamish,
- finical,
- fussbudget,
- dainty.
- exact,
- fuddy-duddy,
- querulous,
- heedful,
- overfastidious,
- conscientious,
- punctilious,
- punctual,
- fretful,
- picky-picky,
- conscionable.
- didactic,
- dull,
- dry,
- ostentatious,
- academic,
- sententious,
- schoolish,
- pompous,
- erudite,
- priggish,
- donnish,
- abstruse,
- egotistic,
- scholastic,
- arid,
- pedagogic,
- learned,
- formal,
- doctrinaire,
- stilted.
- dapper,
- demure,
- well-groomed,
- polite,
- ceremonious,
- uncluttered,
- prissy,
- conventional,
- proper,
- orderly,
- blue-nose,
- stuffy,
- good,
- strait-laced,
- decorous,
- stiff,
- straight,
- puritanical,
- goody-goody,
- prudish,
- spic-and-span,
- correct,
- upright,
- tidy,
- ceremonial,
- victorian,
- genteel,
- wooden,
- cleanly,
- spruce,
- shipshape,
- overmodest.
n.
•criticism (noun)- cut,
- cavil,
- Bronx Cheer,
- slap on wrist,
- aspersion,
- bad press,
- slap,
- faultfinding,
- HIT,
- critical remarks,
- objection,
- animadversion,
- zapper,
- censure,
- quibble,
- roast,
- vitriol,
- Panning,
- brickbats,
- disparagement,
- reproof,
- slam,
- flak,
- static,
- put down,
- stricture,
- swipe,
- blast,
- pan,
- rap on knuckles,
- knock,
- denunciation,
- opprobrium,
- call down.
v.
•criticize (verb)- condemn,
- chide,
- blame,
- pick at,
- reprimand,
- bash,
- denounce,
- rip,
- cut to bits,
- excoriate,
- give bad press,
- come down on,
- carp,
- rap,
- animadvert on,
- scathe,
- reprehend,
- castigate,
- disparage,
- nit-pick,
- fluff,
- clobber,
- nag at,
- reprove,
- jump on,
- do a number on,
- Denunciate,
- trim,
- cut up,
- zap,
- trash,
- slog,
- blister,
- Fustigate,
- slug,
- reprobate,
- dress down,
- cut down,
- lambaste,
- skin alive,
- chastise,
- take down,
- fulminate against,
- skin,
- scorch,
- find fault.
- desolate,
- vex,
- burn up,
- agonize,
- grieve,
- plague,
- pick on,
- injure,
- pester,
- hound,
- push,
- strap,
- irk,
- rack,
- try,
- get to,
- nag,
- discombobulate,
- sadden,
- strain,
- be on one's case,
- torment,
- pain,
- hurt,
- bug,
- aggrieve,
- harry,
- oppress,
- trouble,
- push buttons,
- break,
- tick off,
- peeve,
- disquiet,
- needle,
- bother,
- stress,
- weigh,
- perplex,
- ail,
- torture,
- disturb,
- make it tough for,
- afflict,
- dog,
- miff,
- harass,
- get,
- depress,
- give a hard time,
- irritate,
- eat,
- wound.
- criticize,
- equivocate,
- set to,
- pettifog,
- argufy,
- argue over,
- pretend,
- bicker,
- prevaricate,
- hassle,
- split hairs,
- talk back,
- fence,
- put up an argument,
- dispute,
- Paralogize,
- hypercriticize,
- spar,
- flip-flop,
- shift,
- waffle,
- chicane,
- catch at straws,
- blow hot and cold,
- altercate,
- have at it,
- evade,
- make a big thing about,
- avoid,
- wrangle,
- squabble,
- hem and haw.
Antonyms for Nit picking:
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adj.
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captious
encouraging, complimentary, flattering, Commendatory, praising, laudatory.
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carping
forgiving.
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critical
uncritical, unimportant, trivial.
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exacting
giving, mild, inaccurate, careless, tolerant, lending, lenient, flexible, soft, easy, yielding, loose, inexact, easy-going.
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finicky
undemanding, unfussy, open.
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fussy
unscrupulous.
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particular
indefinite, indifferent, common, undiscriminating, nonchalant, imprecise, usual, general, ordinary.
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captious
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n.
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criticism
supposition, approval, guess, flattery, praise, estimation, sanction, compliment.
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criticism
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v.
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distress
calm, build, help, mend, discourage, neglect, heal, assuage, hide, be happy, make happy, ignore, soothe, fix, placate, cure, support, cheer, aid, leave alone, assist, relieve, please, delight, dissuade, comfort, gladden, appease.
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pettifog
give in.
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quibble
tell truth, face, meet, agree, concur.
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distress