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Antonyms for nit-picks
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nit-pik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪtˌpɪk |
- agree
- aid
- appease
- approve
- assist
- assuage
- be happy
- build
- calm
- cheer
- comfort
- commend
- compliment
- concur
- cure
- delight
- discourage
- dissuade
- estimate
- exonerate
- face
- fix
- flatter
- forgive
- give in
- gladden
- guess
- heal
- help
- hide
- ignore
- laud
- leave alone
- lose
- make happy
- meet
- mend
- neglect
- placate
- please
- praise
- relieve
- soothe
- support
- suppose
- tell truth
Definition of nit-picks
Origin :- "seek petty faults," also nit-pick, 1962, back-formation from earlier nitpicker. Related: Nitpicking; nitpicky.
- As in quibble : verb disagree over minor issues
- As in pettifog : verb quibble
- As in criticize : verb disapprove, judge as bad
- As in distress : verb worry, upset
Synonyms for nit-picks
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- altercate
- animadvert on
- argue over
- argufy
- avoid
- bash
- be on one's case
- bicker
- blame
- blast
- blister
- blow hot and cold
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- carp
- castigate
- catch at straws
- cavil
- censure
- chastise
- chicane
- chide
- clobber
- come down on
- condemn
- criticize
- cut down
- cut to bits
- cut up
- denounce
- denunciate
- depress
- desolate
- discombobulate
- disparage
- dispute
- disquiet
- disturb
- do a number on
- dog
- dress down
- eat
- equivocate
- evade
- excoriate
- fence
- find fault
- flip-flop
- fluff
- fulminate against
- fustigate
- get
- get to
- give a hard time
- give bad press
- grieve
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- have at it
- hem and haw
- hit
- hound
- hurt
- hypercriticize
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- jump on
- knock
- lambaste
- make a big thing about
- make it tough for
- miff
- nag
- nag at
- needle
- niggle
- nit-pick
- nitpick
- oppress
- pain
- pan
- paralogize
- peeve
- perplex
- pester
- pettifog
- pick at
- pick on
- pick to pieces
- plague
- pretend
- prevaricate
- push
- push buttons
- put up an argument
- rack
- rap
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reprobate
- reprove
- rip
- roast
- sadden
- scathe
- scorch
- set to
- shift
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slog
- slug
- spar
- split hairs
- squabble
- strain
- strap
- stress
- take down
- talk back
- tick off
- torment
- torture
- trash
- trim
- trouble
- try
- vex
- waffle
- weigh
- wound
- wrangle
- zap
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