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cavil
verb as in quibble
Weak match
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None of these cavils really matter, given that the revivified Sex and the City juggernaut is upon us.
It would be foolish to cavil about living in any city, with its many pleasures and diversions, he says.
There is no hesitation, cavil, or debate in the acceptance of it as a duty.
I should n't want to have it go abroad that we had not acted formally, if there was any one disposed to cavil.
Of this he complains, with some cause, as it afterwards occasioned numbers of unsanctified critics to laugh and cavil at him.
Some discontented Frerons or Arnauds, might cavil against it: but this was rebellion, not controversy.
This appeared to be a contradiction in terms, but public apathy accepted it without cavil.
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On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cavil, such as: carp, criticize, and find fault.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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