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.