Synonyms for quibbling
Most common
hair-splitting logic-chopping trifling equivocation sophism pilpul
Definitions
- n. 1
petty argument
Forms
- Plural
- quibblings → hair-splittings, equivocations, triflings, evasions…
Example sentences
- trifling Their trouble stems from a trifling matter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quibbling | falling | |
| trifling | steady | |
| equivocation | steady | |
| sophism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- pilpul
- 7 letters
- evasion3, sophism
- 8 letters
- trifling2
- 12 letters
- equivocation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evasion3 = 3 syllables).