NITPICKERS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

nitpickers

noun

plural of nitpicker

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. — 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

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critics

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Some critics contend that changes to both the structure of the energy industry and transmission systems make an incentive unnecessary.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Some critics on social media counter that the gatherings risk turning spirituality into spectacle, performance and commodity all at once.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

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