as in criticizers
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
a tiresome nitpicker who seems to think that I can't do anything right
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Recent Examples of nitpickers
Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nitpickers
critics
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Cuban officials have said existing US economic sanctions are largely to blame for the country’s ailing energy sector, although critics also fault a lack of government investment in infrastructure.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Mayor Mamdani can prove his critics wrong, and demonstrate his commitment to his principles, by making traditional Medicare a central pillar of his health policy.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Nitpickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nitpickers. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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