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What is another word for
pettifogged
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Past tense for to nitpick over trivial matters
Past tense for to argue or quibble over trivial matters
Past tense for to disagree with or dispute
Past tense for to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive
Past tense for to (attempt to) provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for
Past tense for to analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information
Past tense for to physically make unclear or less visible
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Verb
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Past tense for to nitpick over trivial matters
nitpicked
quibbled
split hairs
nit-picked
found fault
made a big thing about
picked to pieces
picked holes
carped
cavilled
UK
caviled
US
niggled
fussed
criticized
US
hypercriticized
chopped logic
criticised
UK
found fault with
picked holes in
complained
whined
grumbled
moaned
whinged
beefed
groused
argued
griped
bellyached
grouched
bleated
kvetched
objected
chuntered
denounced
queried
created
picked nits
raised trivial objections
mithered
faulted
knocked
censured
decried
condemned
sounded off
kicked up a fuss
quibbled about
carped about
objected to
argued over nothing
niggled about
raised trivial objections to
complained about
kvetched about
cavilled at
grope
gripen
nagged
inveighed
kicked
grizzled
muttered
wailed
growled
screamed
grumped
keened
murmured
caterwauled
repined
crabbed
squealed
hollered
squawked
yowled
croaked
maundered
yammered
yawped
yauped
whimpered
groaned
lamented
chirped
protested
opposed
grieved
bewailed
bemoaned
cribbed
nattered
made a fuss
put the boot in
deplored
snivelled
UK
sniveled
US
kicked up a stink
plained over
demurred
disputed
attacked
reproached
remonstrated
dissented
deprecated
disapproved
scolded
disparaged
twined
spoken out against
spoke out against
railed at
gone on
picked at
went on
made a complaint
lodged a complaint
taken exception to
took exception to
excepted
rebutted
impugned
challenged
controverted
ranted
charged
fulminated
fretted
blamed
animadverted
recriminated
refuted
ascribed
contravened
laid
accused
imputed
sighed
disagreed
differed
defied
indicted
expostulated
sulked
puled
kicked up a fuss about
expressed disagreement with
expressed disapproval of
took issue with
blustered
complained vociferously about
run down
objected strongly to
sighed over
protested against
frowned upon
expressed concern
grieved over
lodged a protest against
argued against
sorrowed about
argued with
cried out
made a fuss about
taken issue with
opposed strongly
looked askance
inveighed against
kicked up a stink about
carried on
raised objections to
spouted
bothered
sorrowed for
lay
gainsaid
shown concern
ran down
went on about
gone on about
showed concern
spoken up
spoke up
taken exception
taken issue
took exception
took issue
took a stand against
taken a stand against
more ❯
“The city council had a lot of work to do, so it was frustrating to see them
pettifog
over the upcoming bill's details.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to argue or quibble over trivial matters
quarrelled
UK
quarreled
US
argued
squabbled
bickered
wrangled
altercated
disputed
sparred
argufied
quibbled
carped
talked back
had at it
argued over
put up an argument
put up a struggle
put up a fight
set to
fought
rowed
disagreed
feuded
clashed
scrapped
spatted
spat
differed
dissented
controverted
tiffed
hassled
jarred
brawled
rehashed
hashed over
verbally fought
sassed
brabbled
jumped on each other
had at each other
bumped heads
had an argument
hammered away
picked an argument
mixed it up
stuck it to
had words
socked it to
faced down
locked horns
had a row
fought like cat and dog
argy-bargied
battled
crossed swords
knocked around
foughten
gone one on one
gotten in one's face
bandied words
went at it hammer and tongs
gone at it hammer and tongs
got in one's face
fallen out
went one on one
fell out
contended
debated
had a disagreement
picked a bone
had an altercation
discussed
warred
bandied
discepted
agitated
exchanged views
hashed out
had a tiff
jumped on one's case
had a spat
thrashed out
made a big thing about
mooted
had a fight
canvased
chopped logic
threaped
canvassed
kicked around
talked over
tossed around
tangled
took on
taken on
batted around
more ❯
“They sacrifice their own integrity on behalf of the faith that is melting away beneath them even as they continue to
pettifog
and prevaricate in its defense.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to disagree with or dispute
dissented
differed
demurred
disagreed
disputed
diverged
challenged
disapproved
nonconcurred
objected
opposed
rejected
repudiated
abjured
protested
rebelled
refused
renounced
stickled
argued
baulked
UK
balked
US
bucked
contradicted
declined
disaccorded
discorded
divided
shied
varied
wrangled
argued with
disagreed with
objected to
protested against
quibbled over
expressed disagreement with
took issue with
taken issue with
declined to support
expressed disagreement
expressed objection
failed to agree with
refused to support
broke with
broken with
withheld assent
said nothing doing
said no way
put up an argument
put up a fight
said not a chance
flew in the face of
flown in the face of
Verb
▲
Past tense for to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive
equivocated
tergiversated
prevaricated
waffled
pussyfooted
fudged
dodged
hedged
flanneled
flannelled
fenced
weaseled
US
weaselled
UK
sidestepped
evaded
quibbled
stalled
temporised
UK
temporized
US
parried
stonewalled
shuffled
cavilled
UK
caviled
US
paltered
conned
jived
adumbrated
fibbed
lied
lay
laid
subtilized
shilly-shallied
dodged the issue
parried questions
beat about the bush
beaten about the bush
evaded the issue
hummed and hawed
fudged the issue
hemmed and hawed
sat on the fence
ducked the question
shuffled about
copped out
ducked the issue
pussyfooted around
beaten around the bush
avoided the issue
minced words
begged the question
blew hot and cold
blown hot and cold
stalled for time
covered up
ran around
run around
straddled the fence
copped a plea
passed the buck
clouded the issue
gave run around
given run around
told white lie
minced matters
Verb
▲
Past tense for to (attempt to) provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for
rationalised
UK
rationalized
US
excused
explained
justified
vindicated
accounted for
extenuated
attributed
defended
explained away
paralogized
reconciled
made acceptable
gave alibi
given alibi
made allowance
reasoned out
gave an explanation for
given an explanation for
made excuses for
provided a rationale for
gave good reason for
given good reason for
made allowances for
Verb
▲
Past tense for to analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information
debated
argued
contested
rebutted
challenged
debunked
disproved
disproven
disputed
refuted
contradicted
controverted
countered
opposed
addressed
addrest
denied
discredited
examined
mooted
queried
questioned
rejected
repudiated
altercated
answered
bandied
canvassed
contravened
disaffirmed
disavowed
invalidated
canvased
contended
crushed
disclaimed
negated
wrangled
argued against
confuted
disconfirmed
quashed
squelched
argued about
called into question
contended over
disagreed with
objected to
proved false
proven false
proved wrong
proven wrong
tore down
torn down
agitated against
differed with
dissented against
hammered away at
picked a bone
put up argument
quibbled about
quibbled over
showed up
argued the pros and cons of
gave thumbs down to
given thumbs down to
picked an argument with
protested against
proved to be false
proved to be wrong
shot down
showed to be false
shown to be false
showed to be wrong
shown to be wrong
took issue with
taken issue with
blew out of the water
blown out of the water
blew sky high
blown sky high
declared to be untrue
had an argument about
shot down in flames
took a stand against
taken a stand against
shot full of holes
wondered about
bandied words concerning
Verb
▲
Past tense for to physically make unclear or less visible
obscured
hid
hidden
screened
cloaked
concealed
masked
shrouded
veiled
obstructed
covered
eclipsed
shadowed
blanketed
blocked
enshrouded
enveloped
overshadowed
adumbrated
befogged
buried
camouflaged
clouded
blurred
disguised
fogged
hazed
mantled
misted
suppressed
beclouded
bedimmed
bleared
curtained
darkened
dimmed
encased
ensconced
obliterated
overcast
overclouded
shaded
belied
bemisted
benighted
blackened
blinded
cached
dislimned
hindered
murked
obnubilated
occulted
shielded
stonewalled
wrapped
wrapt
blocked out
blotted out
covered up
papered over
blanked out
cast a shadow over
kept out of sight
put out of sight
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