Antonyms for cavillous
| Grammar : Adj |
Definition of cavillous
- As in captious : adj very critical
- As in censorious : adj very critical
- As in overcritical : adj critical
- As in critical : adj fault-finding, detracting
Synonyms for cavillous
- accusatory
- acrimonious
- analytical
- belittling
- biting
- calumniatory
- cantankerous
- captious
- carping
- caviling
- cavillous
- censorious
- censuring
- chiding
- choleric
- complaining
- condemnatory
- condemning
- contrary
- crabby
- critic
- critical
- cross
- culpatory
- cutting
- cynical
- demanding
- demeaning
- denouncing
- deprecating
- derogatory
- diagnostic
- disapproving
- discerning
- discriminating
- disparaging
- exacting
- exceptive
- fault-finding
- faultfinding
- finicky
- fussy
- hairsplitting
- humbling
- hypercritical
- irritable
- lowering
- nagging
- niggling
- nit-picking
- overcritical
- particular
- peevish
- penetrating
- perverse
- petulant
- reprehending
- reproachful
- reproaching
- sarcastic
- satirical
- scolding
- severe
- sharp
- testy
- touchy
- trenchant
- withering
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