Pettifogged [verb]

Definition of Pettifogged:

quibble

Synonyms of Pettifogged:

● Niggle

● Bicker

● Wrangle

● Hassle

● Prevaricate

● Fence

● Avoid

● Flip-flop

● Spar

● Dispute

● Cavil

● Squabble

● Nitpick

● Carp

● Waffle

● Criticize

● Shift

● Pretend

● Evade

● Equivocate

● Blow hot and cold

● Hem and haw

● Split hairs

● Chicane

● Argufy

● Altercate

● Argue over

● Catch at straws

● Have at it

● Hypercriticize

● Make a big thing about

● Nit-pick

● Paralogize

● Pick to pieces

● Put up an argument

● Set to

● Talk back


Opposite/Antonyms of Pettifogged:

● Meet

● Face

● Tell truth

● Agree

● Concur

● Give in


Sentence/Example of Pettifogged:

The popular understanding of the word criticize is to find fault, to pettifog.