What is another word for quibble?
Synonyms for quibble
ˈkwɪb əlquib·ble
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word quibble.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
quibbleverb
Synonyms:
shuffle, evade, trifle, cavil, equivocate, prevaricateAntonyms:
reason, argue, enunciate, investigate, discuss
Princeton's WordNet
quibble, quiddity, cavilverb
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
quibbleverb
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabbleverb
argue over petty things
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
Synonyms:
niggle, fuss, pettifog, fret, brabble, bicker, squabble
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
quibblenoun
Synonyms:
evasion (by verbal subtlety), cavil, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, sophism, quiddity, trifling nicetyquibblenoun
Synonyms:
pun, clinch, CALEMBOUR, play upon wordsquibbleverb
Synonyms:
cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truthquibbleverb
Synonyms:
pun, play upon words
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
quibblenoun
Synonyms:
shift, evasion, cavil, sophism, subterfuge, subtletyquibbleverb
Synonyms:
prevaricate, equivocate, cavil, trifle
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#12304 | shuffle | |
#20976 | fuss | |
#27090 | fret | |
#35306 | evade | |
#45562 | quibble | |
#48580 | trifle | |
#88869 | squabble | |
#94228 | bicker | |
#167642 | niggle | |
#205943 | quiddity | |
#212079 | cavil | |
#259983 | equivocate |
How to use quibble in a sentence?
I made a bad mistake, instead of sitting down, I should have stood up and walked back, got in my car and drove back to my house, instead, I chose to sit there with my wife anda number of other couples ...You can quibble about the guidelines, etc., etc. But the spirit of what Im preaching all the time was contradicted and I gotta ownthat. And so I want to apologize to you.
We can quibble about what [ emails ] should be re-classified when they go out to the public, but that’s dancing on the head of a pin, that’s partisan politics.
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
She can quibble that she would have negotiated a better deal, but I don't think that at this point that sort of wordsmithing is going to work, she is tied to it.
Some may quibble over how much more New Jersey spends on our highways than other states, but nobody disputes that we do spend more than everyone else, with New Jersey drivers already shouldering such a heavy tax and toll burden, it’s imperative that we find out why millions we spend on our roads get us so little in return.
Translations for quibble
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- تمحكArabic
- Haarspalterei, herumstreiten, Spitzfindigkeit, kleinliche KritikGerman
- ĉikaniEsperanto
- sutilizar, argucia, sutilezaSpanish
- kitinä, kränä, suukopu, narina, marista, marina, narista, mutina, kitistäFinnish
- chipoter, pinailler, chinoiser, argutie, chicaner, ergoterFrench
- berdalihIndonesian
- cavillare, cavilloItalian
- cavillariLatin
- muggenziften, haarkloverijDutch
- discutir, minúcia, preocupar-sePortuguese
- придираться, придирка, каламбурRussian
- cepidlačenje, cepidlačitiSerbo-Croatian
- kelime oyunuTurkish
- quibbleUrdu
Get even more translations for quibble »
Translation
Find a translation for the quibble synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"quibble." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/quibble>.
Discuss these quibble synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In