What is another word for nit-picking?
366 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ nˈɪtpˈɪkɪŋ], [ nˈɪtpˈɪkɪŋ], [ 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)
- inkhorn (adjective)
- overcritical (adjective)
- particular (adjective)
- pedantic (adjective)
- prim (adjective)
- quibbling (adjective)
- criticism (noun)
- criticize (verb)
- distress (verb)
- pettifog (verb)
- quibble (verb)
- other synonyms
- adj.
- n.
- 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.
- 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:
•adj.- doctrinaire,
- faultfinding,
- finical,
- grumbling,
- irritable,
- overnice,
- prudish,
- scathing,
- stern,
- unsparing,
- hair-splitting,
- captious,
- carping,
- conscionable,
- critical,
- donnish,
- exacting,
- finicky,
- formalistic,
- fussy,
- hard-to-please,
- hypercritical,
- overmodest,
- particular,
- pedantic,
- prim,
- quibbling,
- spic-and-span,
- uncluttered,
- Bluenose,
- Cavillous,
- Exceptive,
- Finicking,
- Inkhorn,
- Pedantical,
- Stickling,
- grousing,
- fussbudget,
- over-nice,
- kvetching,
- blue-nose,
- by the book,
- choicy,
- over-modest,
- overfastidious,
- picky-picky,
- schoolish,
- spic and span.
- afflict,
- aggrieve,
- agonize,
- ail,
- bother,
- break,
- bug,
- burn up,
- depress,
- desolate,
- discombobulate,
- disquiet,
- disturb,
- dog,
- eat,
- grieve,
- harass,
- harry,
- hound,
- hurt,
- injure,
- irk,
- irritate,
- miff,
- nag,
- needle,
- oppress,
- pain,
- peeve,
- perplex,
- pester,
- plague,
- push,
- rack,
- sadden,
- strain,
- strap,
- stress,
- tick off,
- torment,
- torture,
- trouble,
- try,
- vex,
- weigh,
- wound,
- make it tough for,
- push buttons.
Antonyms for Nit-picking:
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adj.
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captious
complimentary, encouraging, laudatory, Commendatory, praising, flattering.
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carping
forgiving.
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critical
uncritical, unimportant, trivial.
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exacting
easy, lending, giving, flexible, soft, inexact, lenient, loose, careless, mild, tolerant, yielding, easy-going, inaccurate.
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finicky
undemanding, unfussy, open.
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fussy
unscrupulous.
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particular
indefinite, ordinary, nonchalant, imprecise, usual, common, undiscriminating, general, indifferent.
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captious
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n.
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criticism
flattery, compliment, sanction, supposition, estimation, guess, approval, praise.
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criticism
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v.
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distress
fix, build, cheer, delight, mend, cure, relieve, aid, be happy, gladden, dissuade, hide, support, leave alone, make happy, placate, soothe, discourage, appease, assist, help, comfort, please, ignore, assuage, neglect, heal, calm.
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pettifog
give in.
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quibble
face, concur, meet, tell truth, agree.
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distress