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Niggling about details

Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious

Fussy or pedantic fault-finding

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection

A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

Present participle for to correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details

Present participle for to show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

Present participle for to quibble over trivial matters

Present participle for to criticize or point out the mistakes or weaknesses in

Present participle for to analyze in great detail

Present participle for to manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision

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Adjective

Niggling about details

pass-remarkable

over-censorious

over-particular

difficult to please

impossible to please

unfavourable^UK

uncomplimentary

full of contempt

full of reproof

severely critical

straightforward

on your high horse

high and mighty

straight from the shoulder

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Adjective

Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate

unfavourable^UK

pass-remarkable

over-particular

difficult to please

impossible to please

over-fastidious

excessively orderly

dotting the i's

crossing the t's

on someone's back

easily disgusted

overconscientious

discriminational

individualising^UK

with good taste

individualizing^US

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Adjective

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

disapproving of

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

hot under the collar

insurrectionary

foaming at the mouth

bent out of shape

ill-humoured^UK

as cross as two sticks

blue in the face

gnashing one's teeth

at daggers drawn

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

carrying a chip on your shoulder

cut to the quick

having short fuse

hot under collar

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

sick and tired of

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

evil-intentioned

discombobulated

out of countenance

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Noun

Fussy or pedantic fault-finding

verbal disapproval

character assassination

mocking comment

underestimation

critical remark

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Noun

Thoroughness

Noun

Continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things

dissatisfaction

moans and groans

Noun

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection

Noun

A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

minor criticism

trivial complaint

trivial objection

adverse comment

dissatisfaction

moans and groans

statement of dissatisfaction

howls of protest

thorn in one's side

thorn in one's flesh

bane of one's life

formal complaint

counter-argument

taking exception

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Verb

Present participle for to correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details

splitting hairs

finding fault with

kicking up a fuss

hypercriticizing

picking holes in

mincing matters

raising trivial objections

complaining about

sharping a distinction

refining a distinction

arguing over nothing

making a fine distinction

raising trivial objections to

taking exception to

speaking out against

looking askance

kicking up a stink

putting the boot in

inveighing against

making a complaint

lodging a complaint

beating about the bush

quibbling about

kvetching about

taking exception

raising objections

expressing disapproval

putting up a fight

sorrowing about

making screeching

kicking up a storm

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

talking under your breath

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

grouching about

jumping down one's throat

sounding off about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

cracking down on

letting have it

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

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“The identical twins who sued Zuckerberg critique and nitpick The Social Network.”

Verb

Present participle for to show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

Verb

Present participle for to quibble over trivial matters

Verb

Present participle for to criticize or point out the mistakes or weaknesses in

picking holes in

finding fault with

railing against

inveighing against

fulminating against

casting aspersions on

pulling to pieces

nitpicking about

pouring scorn on

giving a bad press to

finding lacking

nitpicking over

tearing to shreds

passing judgment

cutting down to size

trivializing^US

underestimating

marginalizing^US

treating lightly

picking to pieces

marginalising^UK

trivialising^UK

taking down a peg

making little of

thinking little of

taking dim view of

detracting from

taking to pieces

cutting to the quick

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

taking a swipe at

shooting full of holes

making light of

giving some stick to

doing a number on

animadverting on

complaining about

vituperating against

throwing brickbats at

cutting to bits

passing strictures upon

giving bad press

disapproving of

taking a dig at

tearing to pieces

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Verb

Present participle for to analyze in great detail

scrutinising^UK

scrutinizing^US

looking closely

examining closely

going over with a fine-tooth comb

putting under a microscope

thinking through

giving an opinion

commenting upon

passing judgment on

getting down to brass tacks

taking stock of

leaving no stone unturned

having a look at

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Verb

Present participle for to manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision

breathing down somebody's neck

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