faultfinding
faultfinding
adjectiveDefinition of FAULTFINDING
given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things <publishers now have to produce textbooks that pass muster with a slew of faultfinding committees>
Synonyms captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical, rejective
Related Words discerning, discriminating, judicious; demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, nitpicky, particular, picky; pettifogging, quibbling; harsh, merciless, uncharitable, unforgiving
Antonyms uncritical
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