Nit-picking

Synonyms for "nit-picking" (58 found)

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animadversion aspersionbad noticesbad pressbickering captious carping cavil chicanery criticism difficult dodging

Strong matches (17)

equivocation evasion evasive exception fastidious fault-finding faultfinding fencing finicky flak fussy hairsplitting hedging hit imputation knock legalistic

Related words (29)

logic choppingnagging niggle niggling nit obloquy overcritical parrying pedantic perfectionist pestering pettifoggery petty picayune prevarication priggish pussyfooting quibble quibbling rap

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reflection shifting shuffling slam stricture subterfuge swipe trifling trivial

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Stop nit-picking.

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He's always nit-picking.

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