Entry Word: quibble

Function: verb

Meaning: to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant <he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II>

Synonyms carp, cavil, fuss, nitpick

Related Words criticize, fault; beef, bellyache, complain, crab, croak, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, moan, squawk, wail, whine, yammer; murmur, mutter

Phrases split hairs

Near Antonyms applaud, commend, compliment, praise, recommend; approve, back, endorse (also indorse), support