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Definitions

pick apart

VERB
censure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish berate castigate chastise chide denounce discipline rebuff rebuke reprimand reproach scold
STRONG
abuse animadvert asperse attack backbite blame cavil contemn denigrate deprecate disapprove disparage impugn incriminate judge knock lecture ostracize remonstrate reprehend reprove upbraid
WEAK
carp at cut up exprobate find fault with get after look askance pull apart read out take to task tear apart tell off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve commend compliment flatter forgive laud praise
STRONG
agree cherish defend endorse protect sanction
WEAK
allow permit

Example Sentences

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You’ll watch Rex Ryan pick apart your decisions and mutter to yourself: Rex Ryan?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

And just like last week, junior quarterback Jayden Maiava was content to sit back and pick apart an inferior defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

"They pick apart my body and throw the rest away," she sings.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

Since her recent elevation to the national scene, many publications have tried to pick apart what her exact leanings are, and when they might have changed.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2024

But I couldn’t pick apart exactly what was pulsing through me.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken