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Synonyms for "
cavil
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English Synonyms:
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cavil:
cavil
;
carp
;
find fault with
;
nitpick
;
find fault
;
chicane
quibble
;
cavil
;
quiddity
English
Detailed Synonyms for
cavil
in English
cavil:
cavil
verbe
cavil
cavil
; to
carp
cavil
verbe
carp
verbe
(carps, carped, carping)
cavil
to
carp
;
cavil
; to
find fault with
carp
verbe
(carps, carped, carping)
cavil
verbe
find fault with
verbe
(finds fault with, found fault with, finding fault with)
cavil
to
carp
;
cavil
;
nitpick
; to
find fault
; to
find fault with
carp
verbe
(carps, carped, carping)
cavil
verbe
nitpick
verbe
find fault
verbe
(finds fault, found fault, finding fault)
find fault with
verbe
(finds fault with, found fault with, finding fault with)
cavil
– raise trivial objections
1
to
carp
;
cavil
;
chicane
– raise trivial objections
1
carp
verbe
(carps, carped, carping)
cavil
verbe
chicane
verbe
cavil
[
the ~
]
nom
the cavil
– an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
1
the
quibble
;
the
cavil
;
the
quiddity
– an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
1
quibble
[
the ~
]
nom
cavil
[
the ~
]
nom
quiddity
[
the ~
]
nom
Related Words for "cavil":
caviling
Alternate Synonyms for "cavil":
quibble
;
quiddity
;
evasion
;
equivocation
carp
;
chicane
;
object
Related Definitions for "cavil":
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
1
raise trivial objections
1
1
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