nitpick

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of NITPICK

to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant <her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she files the bills>

Synonyms carp, cavil, fuss, niggle, nitpick

Related Words criticize, fault; beef, bellyache, bitch, complain, crab, croak, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl; murmur, mutter

Near Antonyms applaud, commend, compliment, praise, recommend; approve, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), support

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