HAIRSPLITTING Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word hairsplitting. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word hairsplitting. (close relations)

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	captious				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • tending to find and call attention to faults
	detailed				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective satellite • developed or executed with care and in minute detail
	exacting				adjectiveadj
	adjective • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures adjective satellite • severe and unremitting in making demands • requiring precise accuracy
	fastidious				adjectiveadj
	adjective • giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
	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
	finicky				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • exacting especially about details
	fussy				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable • overcrowded or cluttered with detail • exacting especially about details
	meticulous				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details • marked by extreme care in treatment of details
	overcritical				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
	precise				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • sharply exact or accurate or delimited adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
	nitpicking				noun, adjectiven, adj
	verb • be overly critical; criticize minor details
	finespun				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • developed in excessively fine detail
	word-splitting				nounn
	noun • making too fine distinctions of little importance

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hairsplitting, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.

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