Approve and Nitpick

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Nitpick is an antonym for approve.

Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Nitpick verb - To make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant.

Usage example: her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she files the bills

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Approve is an antonym for nitpick.

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