CARPING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word carping. (close relations)
carper
Best Alternative Words for CARPING
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captious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to find and call attention to faults | ||||||||
critical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||||
faultfinding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • persistent petty and unjustified criticism adjective satellite • tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions • tending to find and call attention to faults | ||||||||
fussy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable • overcrowded or cluttered with detail • exacting especially about details | ||||||||
hypercritical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to judge too severely | ||||||||
pedantic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | ||||||||
nitpicking | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
verb • be overly critical; criticize minor details | ||||||||
quibbling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections verb • evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections • argue over petty things | ||||||||
cavil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections verb • raise trivial objections | ||||||||
chicane | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a bridge hand that is void of trumps • a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) verb • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • raise trivial objections |