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Another word for quibble

quibble Synonyms

quibble

n.

Evasion
equivocation, shift, dodge; see avoidance, lie 1.
A petty objection
cavil, complaint, quiddity, nit-picking; see objection 2.

quibble Synonyms

quibble

v.

dodge, cavil, beat about the bush, split hairs; see complain 1, evade 1.

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Another word for quibble

verb

To raise unnecessary or trivial objections:
carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog. Idiom: pick to pieces. See support
To engage in a quarrel:
argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. (Informal) hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict

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Some readers might quibble at the inclusion of Raiders of the Lost Ark -- what most like to think of as an action-adventure movie -- in a sci-fi/fantasy site, but come on!
Some would quibble at calling the Talking Heads a New Wave band, but in fact they were at the very forefront of the development of American New Wave music.
Purists may decry The Go-Gos' courting of the mainstream but it is hard to quibble with the success.
Facing money difficulties is no time to quibble; instead you will need to cut excesses.
The result was a great disaster, and Alexander had recourse to the old quibble of the Delphic oracle to Croesus for an explanation.

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