What is "quibble" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does quibble mean in English? Meaning of quibble definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "quibble" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "quibble": an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

Noun

  • Meaning: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
  • Synonyms: cavil quibble quiddity
  • Hypernyms: equivocation evasion
  • Meaning of "quibble": evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

    Verb

  • Meaning: evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
  • Synonyms: quibble
  • Hypernyms: circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
  • Meaning of "quibble": argue over petty things

    Verb

  • Meaning: argue over petty things
  • Example: Let's not quibble over pennies
  • Synonyms: bicker brabble niggle pettifog quibble squabble
  • Hypernyms: argue contend debate fence
  • Synonyms:

    nicety, cavil, dodge, niggle, equivocation, evasion, quirk, prevarication, shift, subtlety, duplicity, criticism, protest, sophism, subterfuge, artifice, pretense, quiddity, hair-splitter, nit-picker, squabble, bicker, carp, waffle, spar, wrangle, cavil, criticize, pettifog, fence, shift, avoid, evade, hassle, equivocate, flip-flop, pretend, prevaricate, dispute, blow hot and cold, hem and haw, split hairs, argufy, chicane, altercate, argue over, catch at straws, have at it, hypercriticize, make a big thing about, nit-pick, paralogize, put up an argument, set to, talk back,

    Antonyms:

    honesty, praise, reality, concurrence, directness, facing, meeting, approval, openness, agreement, concur, agree, face, meet, tell truth, approve,

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    quibble in English: quibble
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