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zapper

NOUN

critic

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter maligner muckraker nagger quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier worrier

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

Antonyms

WEAK

complimenter praiser

NOUN

criticism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

denunciation objection

STRONG

animadversion aspersion blast brickbats carping cavil censure cut disparagement faultfinding flak hit knock opprobrium pan quibble reproof roast slam slap static stricture swipe vitriol

WEAK

Bronx cheer bad press call down caviling critical remarks nit-picking panning put down rap on knuckles slap on wrist

Antonyms

STRONG

approval compliment flattery praise sanction

WEAK

estimation guess supposition

NOUN

critique

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraisal assessment comment commentary criticism editorial examination judgment

STRONG

exposition flak notice pan rap rave review slam slap study takedown

WEAK

putdown reviewal write-up

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment flattery praise

NOUN

niggler

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger nitpicker quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier worrier

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

NOUN

nitpicker

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger niggler quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier worrier

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

NOUN

quibbler

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger niggler nitpicker scolder slanderer vilifier worrier

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

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You can hear the buzzing bug zapper, feel the sunburn on your skin, scratch your knees on the freshly cut grass and sink into the hazy evening ennui.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

The windows are shut tight and the sound of work is peppered with the staccato crackle of insects meeting their maker against the electrical fly zapper.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

The study gives a whole new meaning to the term "bug zapper."

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2022

According to Yin’s plea agreement, at least seven other restaurants audited by the Washington State Department of Revenue were found to be using zapper software sold by Yin.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2016

A sudden blue flash illuminated the seating area for a second as the fly zapper on the ceiling took out a bug.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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