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Unimportant or insignificant in nature

Causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety

Inclined to find fault too readily

Slight or subtle, but nagging or persistent

Small in size, physique or stature

That which remains or persists over time

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

The action of objecting to something

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

Present participle for to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety to

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Adjective

Unimportant or insignificant in nature

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

undistinguished

without rhyme or reason

good-for-nothing

indistinguishable

underprivileged

dissatisfactory

undistinguishable

underrepresented

lower in status

no great shakes

lacking foundation

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

too little too late

of little worth

lacking substance

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

of less importance

of no earthly use

impossible to detect

hard to make out

without grounds

without foundation

counterproductive

in short supply

few and far between

thin on the ground

unrecognized^US

hard to come by

without success

in vicious circle

smallest amount of

unrecognised^UK

unsubstantiated

uninspirational

extremely small

invisible to the naked eye

barely perceptible

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“Her niggling complaints about the office temperature seemed unimportant compared to the looming deadline.”

Adjective

Causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

energy-consuming

pick-and-shovel

easier said than done

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

anxiety provoking

emotionally draining

discountenancing

like getting blood out of a stone

causing discomfort

no piece of cake

full of problems

beset by problems

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“I had a niggling suspicion that I had left the stove on, causing a persistent discomfort throughout the day.”

Adjective

Inclined to find fault too readily

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

impossible to please

unfavourable^UK

over-censorious

on someone's back

over-particular

unaccommodating

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

full of reproof

severely critical

easily disgusted

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Adjective

Slight or subtle, but nagging or persistent

Adjective

Small in size, physique or stature

miniaturized^US

knee-high to a grasshopper

miniaturised^UK

knee high to a grasshopper

a slip of a …

nickel-and-dime

not worth bothering about

indistinguishable

inconsequential

undistinguishable

invisible to the naked eye

impossible to detect

barely perceptible

extremely small

economic of space

knee high to a gnat

close to the ground

with no room to swing a cat

hard to make out

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Adjective

That which remains or persists over time

long-established

for all your life

still in existence

in for the long haul

until the cows come home

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Noun

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

Noun

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

Noun

The action of objecting to something

dissatisfaction

counter-argument

formal complaint

howls of protest

taking exception

civil disobedience

chorus of disapproval

howl of protest

statement of dissatisfaction

bone of contention

argument against

difficulty with

statement of opposition

minor criticism

trivial complaint

trivial objection

adverse comment

moans and groans

conflict of interest

misunderstanding

difference of opinion

verbal disapproval

critical remark

character assassination

rap over the knuckles

slap on the wrist

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Verb

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

finding fault with

splitting hairs

hypercriticizing

kicking up a fuss

picking holes in

raising trivial objections

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

making a thing of

making a meal of

making a big thing out of

arguing over nothing

complaining about

raising trivial objections to

quibbling about

kvetching about

kicking up a stink

speaking out against

taking exception

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

kicking up a storm

raising objections

expressing disapproval

putting up a fight

putting the boot in

lodging a complaint

making a complaint

taking exception to

inveighing against

expressing concern

showing concern

blowing off steam

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

disagreeing with

protesting against

fulminating against

making a fuss about

looking askance

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

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“The way they niggle me about it, you'd think hacking it on one's own in a flat in Lincoln Street was like being some frightful old maid with a bead necklace and dingle-dangle earrings doing the Chelsea Bohemian bit in the Twenties.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety to

rubbing up the wrong way

hacking you off

preying on your mind

getting on your nerves

driving up the wall

weighing heavily on

discountenancing

getting under your skin

causing anxiety to

getting your back up

getting in your hair

rubbing the wrong way

giving someone the hump

making uncomfortable

getting on one's nerves

getting across someone

causing discomfort to

causing concern to

giving a hard time

gnawing away at

causing anxiety

running up the wrong way

sending into a rage

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

putting your back up

making your blood boil

hitting where one lives

raising your hackles

working into lather

trying your patience

sticking in one's craw

setting one's teeth on edge

getting your goat

giving a bad time

giving someone grief

lying heavily on

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

discombobulating

throwing off balance

putting into a flap

rattling one's cage

putting someone off their stroke

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

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“That one thing he said would niggle me for the whole twelve days to come.”

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