Quibble synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
lie (related)
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true:
Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
A change in direction:
The act of dodging:
The definition of a complaint is an expression of, or the cause of, pain, anger, discontent, regret or annoyance.
The essential quality of a thing
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(Figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
Cavil means to disapprove for minor reasons.
beat-about-the-bush
Alternative form of beat around the bush.
objection (related)
(--- Law) The formal registration of protest against the admission of a piece of evidence at trial, on the grounds of some legal defect.
complain (related)
To find fault; declare annoyance
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1784, William Cowper, "A Review of Schools", in Poems, 1859 ed., page 219:
Naggingly critical or complaining.
Overly subtle, hair-splitting.
Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment:
A means of evading; a subterfuge.
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scrupulosity
The property of being scrupulous.
A plausible but fallacious argument.
Sophistry is the deliberate use of a false argument with the intent to trick someone or a false or untrue argument.
speciosity
Evasion
A deceptive stratagem or device:
Subtlety is defined as having indirect or small distinctions.
To argue is to state reasons or facts for or against a person or thought.
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To move or flow with a rippling or gurgling sound.
To complain or find fault in a petty or disagreeable way:
To argue about; debate:
To use equivocal language to deceive someone or avoid committing oneself to a position.
To cut (something) in a crude, unskillful manner; hack.
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niggle
To be concerned with or find fault with insignificant details.
To quibble, especially in bargaining.
To behave in an evasive or indecisive manner, usually in delay:
To strike with a quick, slapping sound
(Intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument.
To waste (time or money, for example).
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To attempt to deal with or understand something; contend or struggle:
agreement (antonym)
Harmony of opinion; accord:
concurrence (antonym)
(Geom.) The point where three or more lines or planes meet
approval (antonym)
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
approve (antonym)
(Intransitive) To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
agree (antonym)
To accept or support a policy or program:
concur (antonym)
To combine in bringing something about; act together:
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gripe (related)
Of, relating to, or characteristic of sophists.
The use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive, evade, etc., as in legal dealings
Find another word for quibble. In this page you can discover 54 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for quibble, like: lie, specious, pettifog, shift, dodge, complaint, quiddity, nit-picking, cavil, beat-about-the-bush and split-hairs.
