Definition of carping
:marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
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a peevish and carping old woman who is not a favorite at the nursing home
First Known Use of carping
1567
carping Synonyms
Synonyms
captious, critical, caviling (or cavilling), faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical, rejectiveAntonyms
uncriticalRelated Words
discerning, discriminating, judicious; demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, nitpicky, particular, picky; pettifogging, quibbling; harsh, merciless, uncharitable, unforgivingNear Antonyms
undiscriminating; undemanding, unfussy; charitable, forgivingSynonym Discussion of carping
critical, hypercritical, faultfinding, captious, carping, censorious mean inclined to look for and point out faults and defects. critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly.
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- a critical essay
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- hypercritical disparagement of other people's work
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- a faultfinding reviewer
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- a captious critic
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- a carping editorial
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- the censorious tone of the review
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