Synonyms for carping

Noun

1. faultfinding, carping, criticism, unfavorable judgment

usage: persistent petty and unjustified criticism

Verb

1. cavil, carp, chicane, object

usage: raise trivial objections

Adjective

1. caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling, critical (vs. uncritical)

usage: quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics"