Synonyms for "faultfinding" (140 found)

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Closest matches (28)

captiousadverse criticismanimadversionaspersionbad noticesbad pressbeefbeefingbellyachebellyachingbitchbitchingcaptiousnesscarpingcavilcavilingcensoriouscensoriousnesscholericcomplaining

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complaintcomplaintfulcontentioncrabbingcrabbycranky

Adjective(1 words)

captious

Noun(1 words)

carping

Strong matches (42)

criticcriticalcriticismcroakingcrosscynicaldestructive criticismdisappointeddiscontenteddisgruntleddispleaseddissatisfieddissentenviousexceptionflakfretfulgrievancegripegriping

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groangroaninggrouchygrousegrousinggrowlinggrumblinghairsplittinghithollerhome thrusthostile criticismhowlhowlinghypercriticalhypercriticalnesshypercriticismimputationjeremianicjudgmentalkickkicking

Related words (70)

knocklamentivemalcontentmalcontentedmoanfulmournfulmurmuringmutteringnaggingnigglenigglingnitnit pickingnit-pickingobloquyout of humorovercriticalovercriticalnesspeevepeevish

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peevishnesspesteringpet peevepettifoggingpetulancepetulantplaintiveplangentpriggishnessprotestpulingquerulantquerulousquerulousnessquibblequibblingraprebelliousreflectionreproachfulnessresentfulrestiverestlessscoldingslamsnipingsorrowfulsquawksquawkingstricturesulkyswipetaking exceptiontrichoschistictrichoschistismultracriticalululantunacceptingunaccommodatinguneasyunfulfilledungovernedungratifiedunhappyunsatisfiedwailfulwhimperingwhiningwhinyyapping

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

2 entries

criticismunfavorable judgment

Synonyms

1 entries

captious

derived

1 entries

unfaultfinding

derived from

3 entries

faultfind faultfinding

is a

1 entries

criticism

related to

2 entries

criticismfind fault

similar

3 entries

criticaljudgmental

Translations

5 translations across 5 languages.

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Esperanto

1 entries

• troa kritikado noun (excessive or petty criticism)

Irish

1 entries

• aorachas noun (excessive or petty criticism)

Māori

1 entries

• toretore noun (excessive or petty criticism)

Polish

1 entries

• krytykancki noun (excessive or petty criticism)

Swedish

1 entries

• felfinneri noun (excessive or petty criticism)

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