QUIBBLES Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word quibbles. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for QUIBBLES
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arguments | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal • a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie • (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program • a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable • a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | ||||||||
criticisms | nounn | |||||||
noun • disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings • a serious examination and judgment of something • a written evaluation of a work of literature | ||||||||
disagreements | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing | ||||||||
disputes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disagreement or argument about something important • coming into conflict with verb • take exception to • have a disagreement over something | ||||||||
nitpicks | verbv | |||||||
verb • To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details. • To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. | ||||||||
objections | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest • the speech act of objecting • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent • (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality | ||||||||
bicker | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quarrel about petty points verb • argue over petty things | ||||||||
brabble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • argue over petty things | ||||||||
cavil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections verb • raise trivial objections | ||||||||
pettifog | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • argue over petty things | ||||||||
quiddity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections • the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | ||||||||
squabble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quarrel about petty points verb • argue over petty things |