quibble

English Thesaurus

1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	equivocation, evasion,
definition	:	a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (noun.communication)

2. argue over petty things (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	argue, contend, debate, fence,
definition	:	have an argument about something (verb.communication)

3. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt,
definition	:	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)

4. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carp, cavil, chicane,
definition	:	raise trivial objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	quibble,
definition	:	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)

5. argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff,
definition	:	a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carper, niggler,
definition	:	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

6. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cavil, quibble, quiddity,
definition	:	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

7. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carp, cavil, chicane,
definition	:	raise trivial objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	quibble,
definition	:	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)

8. argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff,
definition	:	a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carper, niggler,
definition	:	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

9. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cavil, quibble, quiddity,
definition	:	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)