carping

adjective

carp·ing ˈkär-piŋ How to pronounce carping (audio)

: marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism

carpingly

ˈkär-piŋ-lē How to pronounce carping (audio)

adverb

carping 1 of 2

adjective

as in critical

given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things a peevish and carping old woman who is not a favorite at the nursing home

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critical
caviling
captious
cavilling
faultfinding
hypercritical
judgmental
overcritical
demanding
particular
rejective
quibbling
merciless
pettifogging
discerning
discriminating
judicious
nitpicky
finicky
harsh
finical
picky
fastidious
uncharitable
exacting
fussy
unforgiving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

uncritical
undiscriminating
undemanding
forgiving
charitable
unfussy

carping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of carp

as in complaining

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely someone who carps and whines about everything is a pain

Synonyms & Similar Words

complaining
whining
screaming
moaning
muttering
grousing
grumbling
bitching
bellyaching
griping
kvetching
yammering
nagging
worrying
caterwauling
whimpering
whinging
squawking
whingeing
murmuring
growling
squealing
grouching
bleating
grizzling
hollering
wailing
kicking
crying
repining
maundering
inveighing
grumping
yawping
yowling
crabbing
beefing
keening
caviling
croaking
fussing
protesting
quibbling
cavilling
yauping
kicking up a stink
sobbing
fretting
kicking up a fuss
stewing
lamenting
blubbering
bewailing
deploring
bemoaning
quarrelling (with)
quarreling (with)
objecting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejoicing
crowing
delighting
enduring
taking
tolerating
accepting
bearing
applauding
commending
countenancing
cheering

as in caviling

to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant carped about the order of names on the wedding invitations

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

praising
commending
recommending
applauding
supporting
approving
complimenting
backing
endorsing
championing
indorsing

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of carping are captious, censorious, critical, faultfinding, and hypercritical. While all these words mean "inclined to look for and point out faults and defects," carping implies an ill-natured or perverse picking of flaws.

a carping editorial

The words captious and carping are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, captious suggests a readiness to detect trivial faults or raise objections on trivial grounds.

a captious critic

While the synonyms censorious and carping are close in meaning, censorious implies a disposition to be severely critical and condemnatory.

the censorious tone of the review

While in some cases nearly identical to carping, critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly.

a critical essay

In some situations, the words faultfinding and carping are roughly equivalent. However, faultfinding implies a querulous or exacting temperament.

a faultfinding reviewer

The meanings of hypercritical and carping largely overlap; however, hypercritical suggests a tendency to judge by unreasonably strict standards.

hypercritical disparagement of other people's work

单词	carping
释义	carping adjective carp·ing ˈkär-piŋ : marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism carpingly ˈkär-piŋ-lē adverb Synonyms captious caviling cavilling critical faultfinding hypercritical judgmental overcritical rejective See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a peevish and carping old woman who is not a favorite at the nursing home Recent Examples on the Web But the novel as a whole suggests that Clinton is all too well acquainted with resentment against carping critics and burdensome bureaucracies. Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 16 June 2018 Word History First Known Use 1567, in the meaning defined above carping 1 of 2 adjective as in critical given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things a peevish and carping old woman who is not a favorite at the nursing home Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance critical caviling captious cavilling faultfinding hypercritical judgmental overcritical demanding particular rejective quibbling merciless pettifogging discerning discriminating judicious nitpicky finicky harsh finical picky fastidious uncharitable exacting fussy unforgiving Antonyms & Near Antonyms uncritical undiscriminating undemanding forgiving charitable unfussy carping 2 of 2 verb present participle of carp 1 as in complaining to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely someone who carps and whines about everything is a pain Synonyms & Similar Words complaining whining screaming moaning muttering grousing grumbling bitching bellyaching griping kvetching yammering nagging worrying caterwauling whimpering whinging squawking whingeing murmuring growling squealing grouching bleating grizzling hollering wailing kicking crying repining maundering inveighing grumping yawping yowling crabbing beefing keening caviling croaking fussing protesting quibbling cavilling yauping kicking up a stink sobbing fretting kicking up a fuss stewing lamenting blubbering bewailing deploring bemoaning quarrelling (with) quarreling (with) objecting (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejoicing crowing delighting enduring taking tolerating accepting bearing applauding commending countenancing cheering See More 2 as in caviling to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant carped about the order of names on the wedding invitations Synonyms & Similar Words complaining caviling nitpicking quibbling fussing moaning whining niggling cavilling bitching criticizing muttering grousing bellyaching griping grumbling splitting hairs kvetching yammering squawking faulting squealing wailing whimpering murmuring kicking yawping yowling growling crabbing beefing croaking yauping Antonyms & Near Antonyms praising commending recommending applauding supporting approving complimenting backing endorsing championing indorsing See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of carping are captious, censorious, critical, faultfinding, and hypercritical. While all these words mean "inclined to look for and point out faults and defects," carping implies an ill-natured or perverse picking of flaws. a carping editorial The words captious and carping are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, captious suggests a readiness to detect trivial faults or raise objections on trivial grounds. a captious critic While the synonyms censorious and carping are close in meaning, censorious implies a disposition to be severely critical and condemnatory. the censorious tone of the review While in some cases nearly identical to carping, critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly. a critical essay In some situations, the words faultfinding and carping are roughly equivalent. However, faultfinding implies a querulous or exacting temperament. a faultfinding reviewer The meanings of hypercritical and carping largely overlap; however, hypercritical suggests a tendency to judge by unreasonably strict standards. hypercritical disparagement of other people's work
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