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 | ||