Carp

/ˈkɑːp/

Synonyms for "carp" (127 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Verb(9 words)

argufy beefed beefing bellyached bemoans bicker cavil caviled cavilled

Noun(11 words)

beefs bellyache bellyaches bellyaching bitch bitching bleating bleats caterwauling caterwauls caviling

bug bully bullyragcarp atcatch at strawscavil

Strong matches (38)

Noun(22 words)

cavilling cavilscommon carpcomplain complaining complaint crab crabbing crabs criticism crotchets cyprinid cyprinoidcyprinus carpiodickers faultfinding flyspeck flyspecking flyspecks fussing

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grievance gripe

Verb(6 words)

chicane clucked complained complains crabbed dickered

complain criticizecut upfault-findfind faultfishfret atfuss atget gripe

Related words (63)

Noun(28 words)

gripes griping groans grouch grouches grouse grouses grousing grumble grumbles grumbling mewling moan moaning moans nag nitpicking nitpicks pettifogs quetch

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quibbles quibbling rail scolds sniping sniveling whining yammers

Verb(12 words)

grouched groused haggle mewls moaned niggled nitpicked pettifogged quibbled snivelled whined yammered

hassle henpeck knock nagnibble atniggle nitpickpeck atpester pettifogpick atpick holespick onpick to piecespull apartpull to piecesquibbletake exceptiontear aparttear to pieces

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yap at

Adjective(2 words)

niggling pettifogging

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

animal complain criticism cyprinidcyprinid fishfishfreshwater fishobject remark vertebrate

More specific

4 entries

koimirror carpnitpick quibble

Collocations

9 entries

carp farmingcarp pondcarp productioncommon carpcrucian carpcyprinid fishgrass carpmirror carpsilver carp

Inflections

3 entries

carped carping carps

Derivations

3 entries

carper carping carpingly

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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The pond abounds with carp.

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Did you know that carp eat tadpoles?

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Such fishes as carp and trout live in fresh water.

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A clean river flows through our town, and we can see many carp swimming in it.

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