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
Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nitpickers
critics
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Rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran have infuriated prominent MAGA figures online, but in terms of GOP elections, the president has been able to elbow out critics in Congress and disobedient legislators in red states.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Audiences haven’t been deterred by the critics largely panning the film for being shallow and offensively commercial.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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“Nitpickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nitpickers. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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