quibbling Synonyms

nitpicking quibble query punning prevarication pettifoggery pettifogging perfectionism pedantry pedantic pedant parrying paltering overscrupulousness shuffling sophistical sophistry nit-picking overcritical hair-splitting fastidiousness punctiliousness meticulousness faultfinding nitpick criticize disagreeing washy tergiversation subterfuge overscrupulous niggle niggling criticism critical chop-logic chicanery cavil cavilling caviling casuistry casuistic carping captiousness captious bickering deception equivocation equivocatory nagging