| hypercritical(adjective, praise, opinion, description, critical) |
| censorious(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, cross) |
| captious(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, cross) |
| cynical(adjective, opinion, description, critical, judgement) |
| severe(adjective, harsh, cross, critical, contrary) |
| carping(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, cross) |
| critical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, unsympathetic) |
| faultfinding(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, critical) |
| finicky(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical) |
| demanding(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical) |
| exacting(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical) |
| caviling(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical) |
| critic(noun, adjective, severe, sharp, harsh) |
| disapproving(adjective, opinion, description, critical, judgement) |
| fussy(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, demanding) |
| niggling(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, demanding) |
| nit-picking(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross) |
| particular(adjective, critical, fastidiousness) |
| querulous(adjective, fastidiousness) |
| derogatory(adjective, critical) |