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or cavilling
as in critical
given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things
a caviling theater critic who has yet to see a play she likes
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or cavilling
as in complaining
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
caviled for hours about a single sentence
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caviling
Adjective
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This convergence of opportunity and uncertainty sets the stage for a critical inflection point.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Even still, despite being a critical success, with only a limited release, the film was a relative dud at the box office.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Buccaneers started complaining to the officials about fouls.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining).—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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So much of the new sobriety flex is anathema to the captious alcoholics of 12-step groups.—
Virginia Heffernan,
Wired,
19 Apr. 2022
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That a right-wing party traditionally captious about American patriotism did not react heatedly to evidence of Russian interference in US elections is bizarre.—
Darryl Pinckney,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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Especially as a woman online, a lot of people are so hypercritical of that sort of thing.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Oct. 2024
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Savvy and sophisticated, Vivian Kensington embodies Virgo's conservative and meticulous approach, which on the dark side, includes her hypercritical nature and tactical strategy to humiliate Elle Woods.—
Valerie Mesa,
Peoplemag,
12 July 2024
Adjective
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By judicious use of power conservation, as well as staying below the maximum theoretical throughput speeds of PCIe 5.0, the P510 attenuates the prodigious heat generated by its high-performance Gen 5 counterparts.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Jan. 2025
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In these areas, judicious hyaluronic acid filler may still be the best bet for addressing volume loss.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
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Stop whining and thank your lucky stars for having a job.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Caviling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caviling. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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