criticizing

disapproves

dɪsəˈpruːv

verb

have or express an unfavourable opinion.

Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving

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disapproved

dɪsəˈpruːv

verb

have or express an unfavourable opinion.

Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving

have/express a poor opinion of,dislike,be against,object to,find unacceptable,think wrong,take exception to,not believe in,not support,frown on,take a dim view of,look askance at,be dissatisfied with,be displeased with,be hostile towards,detest,deplore,despise,loathe,criticize,censure,blame,condemn,denounce,decry,reproach,rebuke,reprove,remonstrate against,disparage,deprecate,look down one’s nose at,knock,animadvert,reproachful,reproving,full of reproof,critical,criticizing,censorious,condemnatory,condemning,denouncing,scathing,damning,disparaging,deprecatory,unfavourable,pejorative,derogatory,dissatisfied,displeased,hostile,knocking,slating

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disapprove

dɪsəˈpruːv

verb

have or express an unfavourable opinion.

Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving

have/express a poor opinion of,dislike,be against,object to,find unacceptable,think wrong,take exception to,not believe in,not support,frown on,take a dim view of,look askance at,be dissatisfied with,be displeased with,be hostile towards,detest,deplore,despise,loathe,criticize,censure,blame,condemn,denounce,decry,reproach,rebuke,reprove,remonstrate against,disparage,deprecate,look down one’s nose at,knock,animadvert,reproachful,reproving,full of reproof,critical,criticizing,censorious,condemnatory,condemning,denouncing,scathing,damning,disparaging,deprecatory,unfavourable,pejorative,derogatory,dissatisfied,displeased,hostile,knocking,slating

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critical

ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l

adjective

expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.

I was very critical of the previous regime

censorious,condemnatory,condemning,castigatory,reproving,denunciatory,deprecatory,disparaging,disapproving,scathing,criticizing,fault-finding,judgemental,negative,unfavourable,unsympathetic,hypercritical,ultra-critical,overcritical,pedantic,pettifogging,cavilling,carping,quibbling,niggling,pass-remarkable,nitpicking,hair-splitting,picky,griping,bitching,bellyaching,whingeing,pernickety,persnickety,reprobatory,reprobative

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carps

kɑːp

verb

complain or find fault continually about trivial matters.

I don’t want to carp about the way you did it

complain,cavil,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,quibble,niggle,nag,find fault with,criticize,pick on,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,disparage,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,be on at someone,kvetch,complaining,cavilling,grumbling,moaning,grousing,grouching,grouchy,whining,bleating,fault-finding,quibbling,niggling,captious,nagging,critical,criticizing,censorious,condemnatory,disparaging,scathing,slighting,reproachful,deprecatory,hypercritical,overcritical,pedantic,pass-remarkable,griping,bellyaching,bitching,nitpicking,hair-splitting,picky,whingeing,chuntering,mithering,kvetching

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carped

kɑːp

verb

complain or find fault continually about trivial matters.

I don’t want to carp about the way you did it

complain,cavil,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,quibble,niggle,nag,find fault with,criticize,pick on,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,disparage,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,be on at someone,kvetch,complaining,cavilling,grumbling,moaning,grousing,grouching,grouchy,whining,bleating,fault-finding,quibbling,niggling,captious,nagging,critical,criticizing,censorious,condemnatory,disparaging,scathing,slighting,reproachful,deprecatory,hypercritical,overcritical,pedantic,pass-remarkable,griping,bellyaching,bitching,nitpicking,hair-splitting,picky,whingeing,chuntering,mithering,kvetching

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captious

ˈkapʃəs

adjective

tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

a captious teacher

critical,fault-finding,quibbling,niggling,cavilling,carping,criticizing,disapproving,censorious,judgemental,overcritical,hypercritical,pedantic,hair-splitting,pettifogging,pass-remarkable,nitpicking,pernickety,persnickety

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