All nit-picking synonyms
nit-pickΒ·ing
N n adjective nit-picking
- detracting β to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- quibbling β characterized by or consisting of quibbles; carping; niggling: quibbling debates.
- condemning β Present participle of condemn.
- overfastidious β excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overcritical β excessively critical; hypercritical.
- critic β A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.
- criticising β to censure or find fault with.
- criticizing β Present participle of criticize.
- exacting β Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- censuring β strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- choicy β Fastidious; choosy; discriminating.
- exceptive β Exceptional, having an exception.
- caviling β Present participle of cavil.
- cavillous β Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- finicking β Finical.
- moaning β a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- griping β Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
- cleanly β in a fair manner
- kvetching β Present participle of kvetch.
noun nit-picking
- call down β to request or invoke
- brickbat β Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- zapper β to kill or shoot.
- cavil β If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- criticism β the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
- cavilling β to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
adj nit-picking
- hypercritical β excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
- by the book β according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- fussbudget β a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
- bluenose β a puritanical or prudish person
- inkhorn β a small container of horn or other material, formerly used to hold writing ink.
- hair-splitting β the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- goody goody β a person who is self-righteously, affectedly, or cloyingly good.
- grousing β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- carping β tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding
- formalistic β strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- calumniatory β of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- finicky β excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.
- critical β If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- conscionable β acceptable to one's conscience
- fault-finding β the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- captious β apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- fussy β excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
- donnish β resembling or characteristic of a university don; bookish; pedantic.