Synonyms of the word

carping

• v. present participle of carp.
• adj. complaining excessively.
• n. Excessive complaining.

caviling

• v. present participle of cavil.
• n. cavilation.

critical

• adj. Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
• adj. Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
• adj. Extremely important.
• adj. Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
• adj. (medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition…
• adj. Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.
• adj. Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes…
• n. A critical value, factor, etc.
• n. In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.

criticism

• n. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination…

faultfinding

• n. Excessive or petty criticism.
• adj. Tending to find fault.

nitpicking

• n. The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
• n. (figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly…

pettifogging

• v. present participle of pettifog.
• n. pettifoggery.

quibbling

• v. present participle of quibble.
• n. petty argument.