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Synonyms for faultfinding


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawlt-fahyn-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dɪŋ



Définition of faultfinding

  • adj petty and critical
Example sentences :
  • Her husband had long been crippled with rheumatism, and was bitter and faultfinding.
  • Extract from : « A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays » by Willa Cather
  • Her first instinct was faultfinding, as against the child for screaming.
  • Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan
  • It is no time for faultfinding or resentment, said he, gently.
  • Extract from : « The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill » by John T. McIntyre
  • After arriving here she has seemed low spirited, cranky and faultfinding.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
  • It was not long, however, until it seemed there was nothing that escaped his faultfinding.
  • Extract from : « Riches of Grace » by E. E. Byrum
  • With us complaining, scolding and faultfinding, was indulged in by all.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of the Civil War » by James Madison Stone
  • Rosanna was as nervous as a real playwright when he has to read his lines to a scowly, faultfinding manager.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts Rally » by Katherine Keene Galt
  • To any who had formed the idea that Mark Twain was irascible, exacting, and faultfinding, they will perhaps be a revelation.
  • Extract from : « The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900 » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Mrs. Ericson was harsh and faultfinding, constantly wounding the boy's pride; and Olaf was always setting her against him.
  • Extract from : « The Troll Garden and Selected Stories » by Willa Cather
  • Mrs. Hobbs, in spite of her faultfinding and temper, had been a competent and careful housekeeper.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Antonyms for faultfinding

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