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Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Exacting, especially about details

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

Placing undue emphasis on petty details

Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish

Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant

A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

Present participle for to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

Present participle for to criticize or express contempt for

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Adjective

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

over-censorious

impossible to please

on someone's back

unfavourable^UK

over-particular

unaccommodating

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

full of reproof

severely critical

easily disgusted

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“She was incredibly nit-picking, constantly finding flaws in everything I did.”

Adjective

Exacting, especially about details

over-particular

pass-remarkable

over-fastidious

difficult to please

scrutinizing^US

impossible to please

scrutinising^UK

extremely particular

easily disgusted

knows what's what

ear to the ground

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Adjective

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

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Adjective

Placing undue emphasis on petty details

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of little account

not worth mentioning

of no consequence

of little importance

of little consequence

not worth bothering about

of no importance

twopenny-halfpenny

of minor importance

of no great concern

not worth speaking of

of little import

unconsequential

hardly worth mentioning

neither here nor there

of no significance

beside the point

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Adjective

Affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

holier-than-thou

goody-two-shoes

politically correct

goody two-shoes

self-disciplined

self-abnegating

self-restrained

self-sacrificing

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Noun

Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant

Noun

A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

verbal disapproval

critical remark

character assassination

underestimation

rap over the knuckles

dissatisfaction

slap on the wrist

verbal onslaught

slap in the face

stream of abuse

counter-argument

formal complaint

backhanded compliment

howl of protest

superciliousness

piece of your mind

howls of protest

disparaging remark

snappy comeback

rap on the knuckles

chorus of disapproval

kick in the teeth

anathematization

bone of contention

mocking comment

statement of opposition

stigmatisation^UK

stigmatization^US

harsh criticism

slap on the wrists

flea in the ear

taking exception

oral punishment

haul over the coals

being put in one's place

scathing indictment

statement of dissatisfaction

source of discredit

severe criticism

scathing criticism

scathing condemnation

withering criticism

critical remarks

scandalmongering

rumourmongering^UK

rumormongering^US

argument against

difficulty with

defamation of character

malicious gossip

pointed comment

finger-pointing

bill of indictment

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Verb

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

discombobulating

discountenancing

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

making wretched

pushing buttons

arousing anxiety in

doing a number on

giving a hard time

making it tough for

making miserable

throwing off balance

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Verb

Present participle for to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter

hypercriticizing

splitting hairs

finding fault with

complaining about

picking holes in

raising trivial objections to

kicking up a fuss

taking exception to

speaking out against

expressing concern

kicking up a stink

showing concern

inveighing against

looking askance

putting the boot in

making a complaint

lodging a complaint

picking to pieces

making a big thing about

making a fuss about

fulminating against

disagreeing with

protesting against

quibbling about

kvetching about

taking exception

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

kicking up a storm

raising objections

expressing disapproval

putting up a fight

blowing off steam

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

making a meal of

making a thing of

talking under your breath

making a song and dance

screaming bloody murder

sorrowing about

grouching about

sounding off about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

raising trivial objections

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

arguing over nothing

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

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Verb

Present participle for to criticize or express contempt for

finding fault with

casting aspersions on

fulminating against

nitpicking about

pulling to pieces

inveighing against

picking holes in

pouring scorn on

railing against

giving a bad press to

tearing to shreds

finding lacking

passing judgment

nitpicking over

picking to pieces

throwing brickbats at

detracting from

giving something a battering

giving some stick to

doing a number on

giving the business

cutting to bits

animadverting on

passing strictures upon

giving bad press

disapproving of

complaining about

vituperating against

doing a hatchet job on

taking to pieces

dragging through the mud

stigmatizing^US

speaking ill of

stigmatising^UK

scandalizing^US

dishonouring^UK

scandalising^UK

giving a bad name

bringing into disrepute

trivializing^US

underestimating

casting a slur on

giving a black eye

dragging through the mire

hauling over the coals

slinging mud at

trivialising^UK

bringing discredit to

making light of

tearing to pieces

flinging mud at

ripping up and down

speaking evil of

giving someone a bad press

reflecting badly on

throwing mud at

giving someone hell

bringing shame upon

bringing shame on

treating lightly

tearing off a strip

giving someone a roasting

tarring and feathering

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

remonstrating with

blackening the name of

giving a rocket

tearing a strip off

marginalizing^US

marginalising^UK

speaking badly of

criticizing severely

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

cutting down to size

look down one's nose at

reading the riot act

giving something a bad press

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

taking issue with

going for the jugular

giving someone a bollocking

taking down a peg

discountenancing

misrepresenting

letting someone have it

giving a talking-to

blackening the reputation of

giving someone a dressing-down

taking a swipe at

conducting a smear campaign against

giving someone bondi

blackening the character of

jumping down one's throat

quibbling about

grouching about

arguing against

making sport of

sounding off about

whingeing about

poking mullock at

taking the mickey

taking exception to

cutting to the quick

taking the piss out of

bellyaching about

heaping scorn on

giving a rough time

coming down hard on

assaulting verbally

bringing under fire

disagreeing with

criticizing harshly

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

getting angry with

raking over the coals

showing someone up

exposing to ridicule

laying down the law

holding up to shame

putting hooks in

giving a tongue-lashing

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

protesting against

jumping down someone's throat

making little of

taking a dig at

gossiping about

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

animadverting upon

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

declaiming against

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

holding accountable

calling to account

declaring unfit

shooting full of holes

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

thumbing nose at

cutting to shreds

sending up the river

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

holding up to ridicule

treating with contempt

telling lies about

looking down on

running a smear campaign against

throwing the book at

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

expressing disapprobation of

climbing all over

casting slur on

taking swipe at

taking away from

subtracting from

treating contemptuously

showing contempt

making a fool of

writing a critique

giving your opinion of

writing a critique of

reading through

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