Synonyms for "nit-picking" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

animadversionaspersionbad noticesbad pressbickeringcaptiouscarpingcavilchicanerycriticismdifficultdodging

Strong matches (17)

equivocationevasionevasiveexceptionfastidiousfault-findingfaultfindingfencingfinickyflakfussyhairsplittinghedginghitimputationknocklegalistic

Related words (29)

logic choppingnaggingnigglenigglingnitobloquyovercriticalparryingpedanticperfectionistpesteringpettifoggerypettypicayuneprevaricationpriggishpussyfootingquibblequibblingrap

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reflectionshiftingshufflingslamstricturesubterfugeswipetriflingtrivial

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Stop nit-picking.

Source: tatoeba (10519005)

He's always nit-picking.

Source: tatoeba (10519006)

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