| quibble | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. cavil, quibble, quiddity | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections. |
| ~ equivocation, evasion | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth. |
| v. (communication) | 2. quibble | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections. |
| ~ evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, fudge, parry, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, put off | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).; "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
| v. (communication) | 3. bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble | argue over petty things.; "Let's not quibble over pennies" |
| ~ argue, contend, debate, fence | have an argument about something. |
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