| Main Entry: | critic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faultfinder, detractor |
Synonyms: |
aristarch, attacker, backseat driver, belittler, blamer, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, complainant, complainer, defamer, disapprover, disparager, disputer, doubter, fretter, hypercritic, maligner, muckraker, mud-slinger, nagger, nit-picker, panner, quibbler, reviler, scolder, sidewalk superintendent, slanderer, vilifier, worrier, zapper |
Antonyms: |
complimenter, praiser |
| Main Entry: | criticism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal disapproval |
Synonyms: |
Bronx cheer, animadversion, aspersion, bad press, blast, brickbats, call down, carping, cavil, caviling, censure, critical remarks, cut*, denunciation, disparagement, faultfinding, flak, hit*, knock*, nit-picking, objection, opprobrium, pan, panning, put down, quibble, rap on knuckles, reproof, roast, slam*, slap on wrist, slap, static, stricture, swipe, vitriol, zapper |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
Antonyms: |
approval, compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | critique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis, essay |
Synonyms: |
appraisal, assessment, comment, commentary, criticism, editorial, examination, exposition, flak, judgment, notice, pan, putdown, rap, rave*, review, reviewal, slam*, slap, study, takedown, write-up, zapper |
Antonyms: |
compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | niggler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critic |
Synonyms: |
aristarch, attacker, backseat driver, belittler, blamer, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, complainant, complainer, criticizer, defamer, disapprover, disparager, disputer, doubter, faultfinder, fretter, hypercritic, maligner, muckraker, mud-slinger, nagger, nit-picker, nitpicker, panner, quibbler, reviler, scolder, sidewalk superintendent, slanderer, vilifier, worrier, zapper |
| Main Entry: | nitpicker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critic |
Synonyms: |
aristarch, attacker, backseat driver, belittler, blamer, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, complainant, complainer, criticizer, defamer, disapprover, disparager, disputer, doubter, faultfinder, fretter, hypercritic, maligner, muckraker, mud-slinger, nagger, niggler, nit-picker, panner, quibbler, reviler, scolder, sidewalk superintendent, slanderer, vilifier, worrier, zapper |
| Main Entry: | quibbler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critic |
Synonyms: |
aristarch, attacker, backseat driver, belittler, blamer, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, complainant, complainer, criticizer, defamer, disapprover, disparager, disputer, doubter, faultfinder, fretter, hypercritic, maligner, muckraker, mud-slinger, nagger, niggler, nit-picker, nitpicker, panner, reviler, scolder, sidewalk superintendent, slanderer, vilifier, worrier, zapper |
