quibble
[verb]
Synonyms:
- split hairs, carp, cavil
[noun]
Synonyms:
- objection, cavil, complaint, criticism, nicety, niggle

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Contrasted words: applaud, commend, compliment, recommend, approve, endorse, sanction
Related Idioms: split hairs
Related Words: carp, criticize

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. quib‧ble¹ /ˈkwɪbəl/ verb [intransitive]
to argue about small unimportant details
quibble about/over
Let’s not quibble over minor details.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. quibble² noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably from quib 'quibble' (16-17 centuries), probably from Latin quibus 'for whom, to whom', from qui 'who, which']
a small complaint or criticism about something unimportant:
I’ve just got a few minor quibbles.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲