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Synonyms for nit-pick
verb disagree over minor issues- bicker
- carp
- spar
- squabble
- waffle
- wrangle
- altercate
- argufy
- avoid
- cavil
- chicane
- criticize
- dispute
- equivocate
- evade
- fence
- flip-flop
- hassle
- pettifog
- pretend
- prevaricate
- shift
- argue over
- blow hot and cold
- catch at straws
- have at it
- hem and haw
- hypercriticize
- make a big thing about
- nit-pick
- paralogize
- put up an argument
- set to
- split hairs
- talk back
Antonyms for nit-pick
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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criticized
verb. disapprove, judge as bad
- animadvert on
- bash
- blame
- blast
- blister
- carp
- castigate
- censure
- chastise
- chide
- clobber
- come down on
- condemn
- cut down
- cut to bits
- cut up
- denounce
- denunciate
- disparage
- do a number on
- dress down
- excoriate
- find fault
- fluff
- fulminate against
- fustigate
- give bad press
- hit
- jump on
- knock
- lambaste
- nag at
- nit-pick
- pan
- pick at
- rap
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reprobate
- reprove
- rip
- roast
- scathe
- scorch
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slog
- slug
- take down
- trash
- trim
- zap
criticizing
verb. disapprove, judge as bad
- animadvert on
- bash
- blame
- blast
- blister
- carp
- castigate
- censure
- chastise
- chide
- clobber
- come down on
- condemn
- cut down
- cut to bits
- cut up
- denounce
- denunciate
- disparage
- do a number on
- dress down
- excoriate
- find fault
- fluff
- fulminate against
- fustigate
- give bad press
- hit
- jump on
- knock
- lambaste
- nag at
- nit-pick
- pan
- pick at
- rap
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reprobate
- reprove
- rip
- roast
- scathe
- scorch
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slog
- slug
- take down
- trash
- trim
- zap
distress
verb. worry, upset
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- be on one's case
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- depress
- desolate
- discombobulate
- disquiet
- disturb
- do a number on
- dog
- eat
- get
- get to
- give a hard time
- grieve
- harass
- harry
- hound
- hurt
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- make it tough for
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nit-pick
- oppress
- pain
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pick on
- plague
- push
- push buttons
- rack
- sadden
- strain
- strap
- stress
- tick off
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- try
- vex
- weigh
- wound
distresses
verb. worry, upset
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- be on one's case
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- depress
- desolate
- discombobulate
- disquiet
- disturb
- do a number on
- dog
- eat
- get
- get to
- give a hard time
- grieve
- harass
- harry
- hound
- hurt
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- make it tough for
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nit-pick
- oppress
- pain
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pick on
- plague
- push
- push buttons
- rack
- sadden
- strain
- strap
- stress
- tick off
- torment
- torture
- trouble
- try
- vex
- weigh
- wound
pettifog
verb. quibble
- altercate
- argue over
- argufy
- avoid
- bicker
- blow hot and cold
- carp
- catch at straws
- cavil
- chicane
- criticize
- dispute
- equivocate
- evade
- fence
- flip-flop
- hassle
- have at it
- hem and haw
- hypercriticize
- make a big thing about
- niggle
- nit-pick
- nitpick
- paralogize
- pick to pieces
- pretend
- prevaricate
- put up an argument
- set to
- shift
- spar
- split hairs
- squabble
- talk back
- waffle
- wrangle
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.