kăv'əl
The essential quality of a thing
To find fault with:
To quibble is defined as to use petty, trivial expressions or arguments when discussing an issue.
complain (related)
To find fault; declare annoyance
censure (related)
Censure is defined as to criticize or judge in a harsh manner.
To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible:
To engage in a bad-tempered quarrel, often in a petty manner over something trivial; squabble.
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criticism (speciousor frivolous)
criticize.--n. objection
To be concerned with or find fault with insignificant details.
To complain or find fault in a petty or disagreeable way:
To resort to tricks or subterfuges; use chicanery.
repine (related)
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distance of time (related)
sneer (related)
find-fault
(Intransitive) To criticize excessively
To argue in an attempt to come to terms.
Find another word for cavil. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cavil, like: quiddity, criticize, quibble, complain, censure, belittle, bicker, criticism (speciousor frivolous), criticize.--n. objection, nitpick and objection.
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