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Niggling about details

Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious

Fussy or pedantic fault-finding

An act of stating or expressing one's grievances or dissatisfaction

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than the best

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

difficult to please

impossible to please

unfavourable^UK

uncomplimentary

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

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Adjective

Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

unfavourable^UK

pass-remarkable

over-particular

difficult to please

impossible to please

over-censorious

excessively orderly

over-fastidious

on someone's back

dotting the i's

crossing the t's

easily disgusted

overconscientious

particularized^US

particularised^UK

selfdisciplined

walking on eggs

minding p's and q's

heart and soul into

going to great lengths

ceremonialistic

playing your cards close to your chest

well thought-out

telling it like it is

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

as it really happened

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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

evil-intentioned

at daggers drawn

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

cut to the quick

carrying a chip on your shoulder

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

having short fuse

hot under collar

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

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

An act of stating or expressing one's grievances or dissatisfaction

dissatisfaction

trivial complaint

minor criticism

trivial objection

adverse comment

moans and groans

howls of protest

formal complaint

counter-argument

taking exception

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Noun

Thoroughness

punctiliousness

attention to detail

tender loving care

conscientiousness

painstakingness

unequivocalness

industriousness

incorruptibility

dotting the i's and crossing the t's

inquisitiveness

special attention

consecutiveness

thirst for knowledge

undivided attention

serious thought

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Noun

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than the best

Verb

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

splitting hairs

finding fault with

picking holes in

kicking up a fuss

hypercriticizing

complaining about

taking exception to

speaking out against

kicking up a stink

inveighing against

raising trivial objections

making a fuss about

fulminating against

disagreeing with

protesting against

arguing over nothing

looking askance

putting the boot in

making a complaint

lodging a complaint

quibbling about

kvetching about

raising trivial objections to

taking exception

raising objections

expressing disapproval

putting up a fight

blowing off steam

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

kicking up a storm

grouching about

sounding off about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

sorrowing about

making screeching

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

talking under your breath

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

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“People can nitpick, but we were going for something a bit more shapeless and ethereal than the usual biopic.”

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

picking to pieces

marginalising^UK

treating lightly

trivialising^UK

taking down a peg

making little of

thinking little of

taking dim view of

giving some stick to

doing a number on

giving the business

animadverting on

complaining about

vituperating against

throwing brickbats at

cutting to bits

passing strictures upon

giving bad press

disapproving of

taking to pieces

cutting to the quick

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

detracting from

taking a swipe at

shooting full of holes

making light 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

giving the once-over

giving something a going-over

giving something a once-over

giving something a look-see

taking a dekko at

taking stock of

kicking the tires

subjecting to an examination

subjecting to an inspection

taking a look at

taking the measure of

getting a load of

examining carefully

inquiring about

keeping account

enquiring about

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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 someone's neck

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