NIGGLE (OUT) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

niggle (out)

verb

Definition of niggle (out)

as in to deprive (of)

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That’ll be even more important if Stafford starts to age or if WR Puka Nacua came out of his rehab stint a different player.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Although his Braves stint proved brief, the 39-year-old now has another opportunity to extend one of baseball’s most accomplished careers elsewhere.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stint

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Under questioning, Patel denied that the changes reflected a lowering of employment standards and insisted they were designed to prevent victims who'd been forced to engage in that conduct from being automatically disqualified.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
One of the jurors, Paula Devlin, 65, denied allegations of bias when speaking with Fox News Digital.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of deny

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The report said Evans first refused to give officers his name and then spit into one officer's face after being taken into custody.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
The prospect of Sean Steur or Lewis Hall — whose contract situation Wilson refused to be drawn on, despite being asked three times — leaving is not something which frightens the hierarchy.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of refuse

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Metcalf credits his unusual durability with an unusual ability to reject himself.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In 2024, the court rejected an emergency request from Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel in Gaza, but the 16-judge panel declined to throw out the case altogether.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of reject

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