Stop carping!
Source: tatoeba (976801)
Carping
Synonyms for "carping" (99 found)
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Closest matches (20)
adverse criticismanimadversionaspersionbad noticesbad pressblamefulcaptiouscaptiousnesscavilcavilingcensoriouscensoriousness
Strong matches (30)
cholericcondemnatorycontentioncriticcriticalcriticismcrosscynicaldamnatoryexceptionfault-findingfaultfindingflakfretfulgripehairsplittinghithome thrusthostile criticismhypercritical
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Related words (49)
jawingknocknaggingnigglenigglingnitnit pickingnit-pickingobjurgatoryobloquyovercriticalovercriticalnesspeevishpesteringpettifoggingpriggishnessquerulousquibblequibblingrailing
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Noun(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: faultfinding, adverse criticism, animadversion, aspersion, bad notices.
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When not to replace "carping"
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Replacement workflow
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriescriticismcriticizedescriptive adjectivedisapprovalevaluationpejorative adjectiveunfavorable judgment
More specific
8 entriescaptious remarksfaultfindingniggling critiquenitpicknitpickingpedantic criticismpettifogging remarkspettiness
Collocations
12 entriescarping attitudecarping commentscarping criticismcarping critiquecarping remarkscarping reviewercarping stylecarping toneconstant carpingnitpicking remarkspetty faultfindingunwarranted faultfinding
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
President Joe Biden’s plan announced Wednesday to plow $2 trillion into an eight-year overhaul of U.S. infrastructure was met with only limited carping from many voices normally critical of government spending. Meanwhile, economists expressed broad agreement that the plan, as proposed, would power long-run economic growth.
Source: tatoeba (12226299)
Having thus acknowledged what I owe those who have aided and approved me, I turn to another class; a small one, so far as I know, but not, therefore, to be overlooked. I mean the timorous or carping few who doubt the tendency of such books as "Jane Eyre:" in whose eyes whatever is unusual is wrong; whose ears detect in each protest against bigotry -- that parent of crime -- an insult to piety, that regent of God on earth. I would suggest to such doubters certain obvious distinctions; I would remind them of certain simple truths.
Source: wiktionary
However, since there are 488 pages in all for a bargain price of a guinea one must not be too carping.
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "carping"?
Closest matches include faultfinding, adverse criticism, animadversion, aspersion, bad notices.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "carping"?
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