CENSORIOUSNESS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word censoriousness. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| captious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to find and call attention to faults | ||||||
| carping | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • persistent petty and unjustified criticism | ||||||
| censoring | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy • deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | ||||||
| condemnatory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • containing or imposing condemnation or censure | ||||||
| critical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||
| deprecatory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to diminish or disparage | ||||||
| derogatory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • expressive of low opinion | ||||||
| disapproving | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • expressing or manifesting disapproval | ||||||
| faultfinding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • persistent petty and unjustified criticism adjective satellite • tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions • tending to find and call attention to faults | ||||||
| hypercritical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inclined to judge too severely | ||||||
| judgmental | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • depending on judgment | ||||||
| negative | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features • expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial • not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition • reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive noun • a reply of denial • a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed adjective satellite • having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant • less than zero • designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions • having a negative charge • involving disadvantage or harm verb • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent | ||||||
| picky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • exacting especially about details | ||||||
| reproachful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective | ||||||
| reproving | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective | ||||||
| nitpicking | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
verb • be overly critical; criticize minor details | ||||||
