He was known to cavil at most of Tom's proposals.
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Cavil
/ˈkæv.əl/
Synonyms for "cavil" (141 found)
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Closest matches (29)
adverse criticismambiguityanimadversionargueargufyaround the bushaspersionbad noticesbad pressbandy wordsbeat aboutbeat around the bushbeg the questionbickerblow hot and coldbogglecaptiousnesscarpcarpingcatch at straws
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Strong matches (42)
choplogiccomplaincomplaintcontendcontestcriticismcriticizecross swordscut and thrustcut updemurdisceptdisputedodgeequivocateevadeevade the issueexceptionfault-findfaultfinding
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fencefind faultflakgive and takegripehagglehairsplittinghasslehave it outhedgehenpeckhithome thrusthostile criticismhypercriticalnesshypercriticismimputationjesuitismjoin issueknocklock horns
Noun(1 words)
Related words (70)
logomachizemootmystifynaggingnigglenigglingnitnit pickingnit-pickingnitpickobjectobloquyobscureovercriticalnesspalterparrypesteringpettifogpettifoggingpick holes
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pick nitspick to piecespleadpolemicizepolemizeprevaricatepriggishnessprodpull apartpull to piecespussyfootquibblequibblingquiddityquilletquipquirkquodlibetrapreflectionreproachfulnessshiftshuffleshysidestepslamsparsplit hairsstrictureswipetake exceptiontake sidestaking exceptiontear aparttear to piecestergiversatethrash outtrichoschistismtry conclusionswrangle
Verb(3 words)
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12 entriescarping criticismformal objectionsminor detailsminor faultnitpicknitpickingnitpicking detailspedantic objectionpetty objectionpetty objectionsquibbletrivialities
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9 total sentences available.
In the case of Normandy, for instance, one man looks for magnificent architecture alone, another for country scenes, another for peasant life, and each and all will cavil at a book which does not cater for their particular taste.
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I didn't expect him to cavil about such a minor detail.
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'Tis love you cavil at: I am not Love.
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