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Synonyms for nit picking
adj very critical

acrimonious
cantankerous
carping
censorious
contrary
crabby
cross

demanding
disparaging
exacting
fault-finding
finicky
hypercritical
irritable

peevish
perverse
petulant
sarcastic
severe
testy
touchy

nagging
overcritical
caviling
cavillous
deprecating
exceptive
nit-picking

Antonyms for nit picking

commendatory
encouraging

flattering
laudatory

complimentary
praising

Synonyms
adj complaining

nagging
niggling
disparaging
quibbling
grumbling
censorious

critical
fault-finding
grouchy
hypercritical
scathing
deprecatory

overcritical
whining
grousing
kvetching
bellyaching
griping

moaning
criticizing
caviling
nit-picking

Antonyms

forgiving

complimentary

Synonyms
adj fault-finding, detracting

demanding
analytical
biting
captious
carping
censorious
choleric
critic
cutting
cynical
derogatory
diagnostic

discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
hypercritical
lowering
niggling
particular
penetrating

sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
nagging
overcritical
belittling
calumniatory
caviling

cavillous
censuring
condemning
demeaning
disapproving
exceptive
humbling
nit-picking
reproachful

Antonyms

laudatory
trivial

uncritical
unimportant

complimentary
praising

Synonyms
noun verbal disapproval

objection
denunciation
animadversion
aspersion
slap
disparagement
slam
static
cut
stricture

swipe
reproof
pan
cavil
hit
faultfinding
censure
carping
blast
flak

knock
opprobrium
vitriol
quibble
roast
Bronx cheer
put down
zapper
brickbats
bad press

call down
caviling
critical remarks
nit-picking
panning
rap on knuckles
slap on wrist

Antonyms

compliment
flattery
praise

estimation
guess
supposition

approval
sanction

Synonyms
verb disapprove, judge as bad

excoriate
chastise
denounce
chide
blame
censure
castigate
reprimand
blast
condemn
trim
rip
slam
rap

skin
reprove
zap
reprehend
slog
lambaste
trash
pan
reprobate
hit
carp
slug
bash
blister

knock
fluff
clobber
roast
disparage
scorch
come down on
cut down
cut up
dress down
take down
scathe
fustigate
animadvert on

cut to bits
denunciate
do a number on
find fault
fulminate against
give bad press
jump on
nag at
nit-pick
pick at
skin alive

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
forgive

exonerate
estimate
guess
approve

commend
lose
flatter
suppose

Synonyms
verb worry, upset

desolate
afflict
agonize
wound
strap
strain
torment
irritate
hound
depress
nag
injure
sadden
disquiet

harass
vex
eat
irk
pester
pain
perplex
torture
get
needle
stress
hurt
break
plague

aggrieve
trouble
bug
disturb
miff
peeve
bother
grieve
dog
oppress
try
ail
discombobulate
harry

push
weigh
rack
pick on
burn up
do a number on
get to
give a hard time
make it tough for
nit-pick
push buttons
tick off
be on one’s case

Antonyms

aid
comfort
heal
appease
calm
placate
soothe
delight
assuage
assist

mend
gladden
dissuade
hide
ignore
build
help
cure
make happy
please

leave alone
cheer
fix
support
relieve
discourage
be happy
neglect

Synonyms
adj demanding

precise
onerous
stringent
harsh
imperious
strict
painstaking
rigorous

rigid
trying
taxing
burdensome
careful
critical
difficult
exigent

finicky
fussy
grievous
hard
hypercritical
oppressive
particular
persnickety

picky
severe
stern
tough
unsparing
weighty
by the book
nit-picking

Antonyms

inaccurate
inexact
tolerant
lenient
careless

loose
easy
flexible
mild
soft

easy-going
yielding
giving
lending

Synonyms
adj critical

captious
carping
fussy

hairsplitting
hypercritical
niggling

quibbling
nagging
overcritical

hard to please
nit-picking
pettifogging

Synonyms
adj overparticular

choosy
squeamish
fastidious
scrupulous
fussy

critical
dainty
difficult
nice
persnickety

picky
finical
finicking
fussbudget
hard to please

nit-picking
overnice
stickling

Antonyms

uncritical
undemanding

unfussy
easy

open

Synonyms
adj meticulous, particular

scrupulous
choosy
discriminating
squeamish
conscientious
finicky
careful

dainty
difficult
exact
exacting
fastidious
fretful
fuddy-duddy

heedful
painstaking
persnickety
picky
punctilious
punctual
querulous

finical
conscionable
hard to please
nit-picking
overfastidious
picky-picky
stickling

Antonyms

unscrupulous
uncritical

careless
undemanding

unfussy

Synonyms
adj captious

carping
censorious
critical
demanding

faultfinding
finicky
fussy
niggling

persnickety
overcritical
caviling
hair-splitting

hard to please
nit-picking

Synonyms
adj finicky, demanding

stickler
rough
nice
tough
dainty

careful
choosy
critical
discriminating
exacting

fastidious
fussy
meticulous
persnickety
picky

finical
choicy
fussbudget
hard to please
nit-picking

Antonyms

indefinite
inexact
unimportant
usual
indifferent

nonchalant
easy
general
imprecise
common

ordinary
undemanding
undiscriminating

Synonyms
adj bookish, precise

pompous
stilted
abstruse
academic
arid
didactic
doctrinaire

dry
dull
egotistic
erudite
formal
fussy
hairsplitting

learned
ostentatious
particular
pedagogic
priggish
punctilious
sententious

scholastic
donnish
nit-picking
overnice
schoolish

Antonyms

informal
plain

simple
imprecise

Synonyms
adj particular, fussy

demure
spruce
tidy
correct
Victorian
ceremonial
ceremonious
choosy
cleanly
conventional
dapper

decorous
fastidious
formal
genteel
good
goody-goody
nice
orderly
polite
precise
priggish

prissy
proper
prudish
puritanical
rigid
shipshape
stiff
straight
strait-laced
stuffy
upright

well-groomed
wooden
uncluttered
stickling
blue-nose
nit-picking
overmodest
spic-and-span

Antonyms

untidy

informal

rumpled

Synonyms
verb disagree over minor issues

squabble
bicker
carp
waffle
spar
wrangle
cavil
criticize
pettifog

fence
shift
avoid
evade
hassle
equivocate
flip-flop
pretend
prevaricate

dispute
blow hot and cold
hem and haw
split hairs
argufy
chicane
altercate
argue over
catch at straws

have at it
hypercriticize
make a big thing about
nit-pick
paralogize
put up an argument
set to
talk back

Antonyms

concur
agree

face
meet

tell truth
approve

Synonyms
adj carping

complaining
niggling

fault-finding
hairsplitting

griping
nit-picking

Synonyms
adj extremely particular

choosy
critical
demanding

detailed
finicky
fussy

meticulous
particular
picky

nit-picking
scrutinizing

Antonyms

undemanding

Synonyms
adj pedantic

abstruse
academic
arid
bookish
didactic
doctrinaire
dry
dull

egotistic
erudite
formal
fussy
hairsplitting
learned
literary
ostentatious

particular
pedagogic
pedantical
pompous
priggish
punctilious
sententious
stilted

donnish
formalistic
nit-picking
overnice
scholastic
schoolish

Synonyms
adj critical

analytical
biting
captious
carping
censorious
choleric
critic
cutting
cynical
demanding
derogatory
diagnostic

discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
faultfinding
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
hypercritical
lowering
nagging
niggling

particular
penetrating
sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
belittling
calumniatory
caviling

cavillous
censuring
condemning
demeaning
disapproving
exceptive
humbling
nit-picking
reproachful

Synonyms
adj pedantic

abstruse
academic
arid
bookish
didactic
doctrinaire
dry
dull

egotistic
erudite
formal
fussy
hairsplitting
inkhorn
learned
literary

ostentatious
particular
pedagogic
pompous
priggish
punctilious
sententious
stilted

donnish
formalistic
nit-picking
overnice
scholastic
schoolish

Synonyms
verb quibble

niggle
bicker
wrangle
hassle
prevaricate
fence
avoid
flip-flop
spar
dispute

cavil
squabble
nitpick
carp
waffle
criticize
shift
pretend
evade
equivocate

blow hot and cold
hem and haw
split hairs
chicane
argufy
altercate
argue over
catch at straws
have at it
hypercriticize

make a big thing about
nit-pick
paralogize
pick to pieces
put up an argument
set to
talk back

Antonyms

give in
concur

agree
tell truth

face
meet