belittling
ADJECTIVE
critical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
analytical
biting
calumniatory
captious
carping
caviling
cavillous
censorious
censuring
choleric
condemning
critic
cutting
cynical
demeaning
derogatory
diagnostic
disapproving
discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
exceptive
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
humbling
hypercritical
lowering
nagging
niggling
nit-picking
overcritical
particular
penetrating
reproachful
sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
deprecative
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
deprecatory
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
depreciative
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
depreciatory
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
derogative
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
derogatory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
detractive
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
overcritical
Synonyms
WEAK
analytical
biting
calumniatory
captious
carping
caviling
cavillous
censorious
censuring
choleric
condemning
critic
cutting
cynical
demanding
demeaning
derogatory
diagnostic
disapproving
discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
exceptive
faultfinding
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
humbling
hypercritical
lowering
nagging
niggling
nit-picking
particular
penetrating
reproachful
sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
ADJECTIVE
scathing
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
scornful
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
sharp-tongued
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
slighting
Synonyms
NOUN
meanness
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
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