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carped

VERB

nag

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grumble quibble

STRONG

bother cavil censure complain criticize fuss knock nitpick objurgate pan peck reproach

WEAK

find fault hypercriticize pick at

Antonyms

STRONG

approve compliment laud praise sanction

WEAK

ignore let go

Example Sentences

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Senior executives carped about Chapek to Disney board members.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

And after violating a gag order 10 times, he carped carefully, particularly after Merchan threatened jail time.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

“You’re no fun anymore,” carped a college buddy I’d once partied with.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023

They said she was a Brooklyn hipster with artificially inflated lips and carped her father was a millionaire who - allegedly - bankrolled her career.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023

As for the cavilling crew who carped at her during her life Mrs. Behn has answered them and she was thoroughly competent so to do.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I by Summers, Montague