Synonyms of niggling

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adjective

as in slight

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slight
• nominal
• petty
• tiny
• trivial
• piddling
• trifling
• insignificant
• picayune
• inconsequential
• negligible
• footling
• inconsiderable
• piffling
• minute
• piddly
• pimping
• paltry
• Mickey Mouse
• measly
• chicken
• little
• no-account
• imperceptible
• de minimis
• peanut
• puny
• inappreciable
• pettifogging
• quibbling
• nitpicking
• mean
• inferior
• small-fry
• hairsplitting
• one-horse
• two-bit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• considerable
• important
• significant
• serious
• big
• substantial
• material
• consequential
• momentous
• prominent
• pivotal
• outstanding
• striking
• remarkable
• conspicuous
• noteworthy
• weighty
• discernible
• appreciable
• measurable
• eventful
• discernable

niggling

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verb

present participle of niggle

as in complaining

to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant

you know it drives me crazy when you niggle like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complaining
• nitpicking
• quibbling
• fussing
• carping
• cavilling
• caviling
• moaning
• whining
• splitting hairs
• muttering
• bitching
• grumbling
• criticizing
• squealing
• faulting
• yammering
• kicking
• griping
• grousing
• squawking
• kvetching
• whimpering
• bellyaching
• wailing
• growling
• murmuring
• beefing
• yowling
• yawping
• crabbing
• croaking
• yauping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recommending
• praising
• commending
• supporting
• applauding
• approving
• backing
• complimenting
• endorsing
• championing
• indorsing