What is another word for nit-picking?
366 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ nˈɪtpˈɪkɪŋ], [ nˈɪtpˈɪkɪŋ], [ n_ˈɪ_t_p_ˈɪ_k_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for nit-picking:
- captious (adjective)
- carping (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- exacting (adjective)
- fault-finding (adjective)
- finicky (adjective)
- fussy (adjective)
- hard-to-please (adjective)
- inkhorn (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- overcritical (adjective)
- particular (adjective)
- pedantic (adjective)
- prim (adjective)
- quibbling (adjective)
- criticism (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- criticize (verb)
- distress (verb)
- pettifog (verb)
- quibble (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Nit-picking:
adj.
• captious (adjective)- deprecating,
- touchy,
- censorious,
- crabby,
- perverse,
- severe,
- peevish,
- cross,
- testy,
- contrary,
- cantankerous,
- acrimonious,
- petulant,
- demanding,
- overcritical,
- disparaging,
- Fault-finding,
- nagging,
- sarcastic,
- caviling.
- diagnostic,
- scolding,
- calumniatory,
- sharp,
- penetrating,
- demeaning,
- disapproving,
- cynical,
- reproachful,
- cutting,
- trenchant,
- analytical,
- hairsplitting,
- withering,
- discerning,
- critic,
- belittling,
- lowering,
- discriminating,
- Censuring,
- condemning,
- biting,
- derogatory,
- humbling,
- choleric,
- satirical.
- difficult,
- rigid,
- trying,
- rigorous,
- painstaking,
- weighty,
- oppressive,
- harsh,
- hard,
- burdensome,
- precise,
- imperious,
- strict,
- grievous,
- onerous,
- stringent,
- taxing,
- tough,
- persnickety,
- careful,
- exigent,
- picky.
- hard-to-please,
- critical,
- faultfinding,
- prudish,
- scathing,
- stern,
- finical,
- prim,
- over-modest,
- exacting,
- particular,
- pedantic,
- donnish,
- kvetching,
- captious,
- finicky,
- irritable,
- spic-and-span,
- quibbling,
- uncluttered,
- fussbudget,
- Inkhorn,
- spic and span,
- grousing,
- Finicking,
- by the book,
- overfastidious,
- Bluenose,
- formalistic,
- over-nice,
- choicy,
- overmodest,
- grumbling,
- conscionable,
- hypercritical,
- overnice,
- Cavillous,
- blue-nose,
- hair-splitting,
- carping,
- doctrinaire,
- Pedantical,
- picky-picky,
- unsparing,
- fussy,
- schoolish,
- Stickling,
- Exceptive.
- erudite,
- dull,
- dry,
- didactic,
- arid,
- ostentatious,
- stilted,
- formal,
- pedagogic,
- priggish,
- academic,
- sententious,
- egotistic,
- abstruse,
- learned,
- scholastic,
- pompous.
- ceremonious,
- orderly,
- straight,
- spruce,
- prissy,
- genteel,
- demure,
- ceremonial,
- victorian,
- puritanical,
- stuffy,
- stiff,
- shipshape,
- strait-laced,
- good,
- dapper,
- upright,
- correct,
- well-groomed,
- tidy,
- wooden,
- proper,
- conventional,
- polite,
- goody-goody,
- decorous,
- cleanly.
n.
• criticism (noun)- static,
- zapper,
- cut,
- Panning,
- knock,
- reproof,
- roast,
- vitriol,
- denunciation,
- opprobrium,
- call down,
- put down,
- HIT,
- slam,
- critical remarks,
- swipe,
- cavil,
- statics,
- pan,
- slap wrist,
- stricture,
- aspersion,
- disparagement,
- objection,
- blast,
- slap,
- quibble,
- rap knuckles,
- slap on wrist,
- animadversion,
- flak,
- rap on knuckles,
- brickbat,
- brickbats,
- critical remark,
- bad press,
- Bronx Cheer,
- censure.
v.
• criticize (verb)- rap,
- reprobate,
- blister,
- Denunciate,
- reprehend,
- lambaste,
- trash,
- do a number on,
- pick at,
- nit-pick,
- cut up,
- skin,
- dress down,
- Fustigate,
- zap,
- chide,
- give bad press,
- come down on,
- rip,
- slog,
- reprimand,
- blame,
- fulminate against,
- fluff,
- castigate,
- jump on,
- clobber,
- find fault,
- disparage,
- cut down,
- trim,
- skin alive,
- carp,
- scathe,
- nag at,
- excoriate,
- cut to bits,
- animadvert on,
- reprove,
- condemn,
- slug,
- take down,
- chastise,
- scorch,
- denounce,
- bash.
- pettifog,
- criticize,
- hem and haw,
- fence,
- have at it,
- blow hot and cold,
- flip-flop,
- hassle,
- chicane,
- waffle,
- spar,
- make a big thing about,
- equivocate,
- evade,
- bicker,
- hypercriticize,
- split hairs,
- wrangle,
- squabble,
- prevaricate,
- talk back,
- catch at straws,
- argue over,
- Paralogize,
- set to,
- argufy,
- altercate,
- pretend,
- shift,
- dispute,
- avoid,
- put up an argument.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words:- injure,
- eat,
- aggrieve,
- bug,
- burn up,
- depress,
- agonize,
- needle,
- vex,
- harass,
- miff,
- nag,
- grieve,
- torment,
- disquiet,
- harry,
- bother,
- pain,
- oppress,
- peeve,
- stress,
- rack,
- push buttons,
- strap,
- push,
- trouble,
- weigh,
- perplex,
- hound,
- tick off,
- try,
- irritate,
- ail,
- dog,
- irk,
- break,
- pester,
- torture,
- discombobulate,
- disturb,
- afflict,
- sadden,
- wound,
- desolate,
- hurt,
- make it tough for,
- strain,
- plague.
How to use "Nit-picking" in context?
There is no need to be a nit-picker. In fact, it can be quite detrimental to your productivity. Instead, focus on doing your best and letting the rest take care of itself.
Here are four tips for avoiding nit-picking:
1. Honestly assess your needs. If you're always nitpicking small details, it might be because you're not taking full advantage of the resources available to you. Sometimes, a simple solution will do the trick.
2. Don't give the nitpicker control.
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