quibble

Nouns

  • (n) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections cavil, quiddity,

Verbs

  • (v) evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
  • (v) argue over petty things
    • Let's not quibble over pennies
    bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, niggle,

Synonyms

cavil quiddity bicker brabble pettifog squabble niggle

Words of close approximity

quibbler