English adjective: faultfinding | |||
1. | faultfinding tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions | ||
Samples | A counselor tries not to be faultfinding. | ||
Similar | judgmental | ||
Antonyms | nonjudgmental | ||
2. | faultfinding tending to find and call attention to faults | ||
Samples | A captious pedant. An excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor. | ||
Synonyms | captious | ||
Similar | critical | ||
Antonyms | uncritical | ||
English noun: faultfinding | |||
1. | faultfinding (communication) persistent petty and unjustified criticism | ||
Synonyms | carping | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criticism, unfavorable judgment | ||