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giving too much attention to details that are not important, especially as a way of criticizing: If you spent less time nitpicking, you'd get more work done. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disapproving & criticizing. anathematize.
- English (US)
NITPICKING meaning: 1. giving too much attention to details...
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- Translate to Traditional Chinese
NITPICKING translate: 吹毛求疵，挑剔，雞蛋裡挑骨頭. Learn more in the...
- Portuguese Translation
nitpicking translate: picuinha, implicante. Learn more in...
- Nitpicking in Simplified Chinese
NITPICKING translate: 吹毛求疵，挑剔，找茬儿. Learn more in the...
- Nitpick
NITPICK definition: 1. to find faults in details that are...
- English (US)
Synonyms for NITPICKING: quibbling, subtle, petty, nuanced, trivial, exact, hairsplitting, insignificant; Antonyms of NITPICKING: obvious, apparent, coarse, evident, rough, clear, inexact, plain.
verb. nit· pick ˈnit-ˌpik. nitpicked; nitpicking; nitpicks. Synonyms of nitpick. intransitive verb. : to engage in nit-picking. transitive verb. : to criticize by nit-picking. … warns her lawyers not to nitpick on relatively simple matters.
Synonyms for NITPICK: complain, quibble, cavil, fuss, moan, criticize, whine, niggle; Antonyms of NITPICK: recommend, commend, applaud, praise, compliment, approve, support, endorse
NITPICK definition: 1. to find faults in details that are not important: 2. to find faults in details that are not…. Learn more.
in English. nitpicking. adjective. These are words and phrases related to nitpicking. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of nitpicking.
When you nitpick, you focus on small, specific mistakes. An English teacher might nitpick by pointing out an unnecessary comma in your otherwise perfect 20-page paper. People who nitpick are bothered by minor problems — or else they're just looking for something to criticize.
