pick apart

Questions about pick apart

What does pick apart mean?

pick apart means "find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws".

What is another word for pick apart?

Close synonyms include knock, criticize, criticise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pick apart a common word?

pick apart is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.