Thesaurus / cavil
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None of these cavils really matter, given that the revivified Sex and the City juggernaut is upon us.
CANDACE BUSHNELL ASKS, ‘IS THERE STILL SEX IN THE CITY?’ THE ANSWER: GET ME A COSMO, FAST.TIM TEEMANDECEMBER 8, 2021THE DAILY BEASTThere is no hesitation, cavil, or debate in the acceptance of it as a duty.
THE CONTEMPORARY REVIEW, JANUARY 1883VARIOUSI should n't want to have it go abroad that we had not acted formally, if there was any one disposed to cavil.
ELIHEMAN WHITE CHAPLINOf this he complains, with some cause, as it afterwards occasioned numbers of unsanctified critics to laugh and cavil at him.
THE BOOK OF CURIOSITIESI. PLATTSSome discontented Frerons or Arnauds, might cavil against it: but this was rebellion, not controversy.
LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF DAVID HUME, VOLUME II (OF 2)JOHN HILL BURTONThis appeared to be a contradiction in terms, but public apathy accepted it without cavil.
SOMEHOW GOODWILLIAM DE MORGANI took up her book again and tried to cavil at it,over one or two dainty bits of poetic simile and sentiment I laughed,enviously.
THE SORROWS OF SATANMARIE CORELLIThat Mr. Talbot was very angry indeed was established beyond cavil.
A REVERSIBLE SANTA CLAUSMEREDITH NICHOLSONThe cavil against the Colonel abated not a jot; the epithets hurled at his devoted head were as picturesque as of yore.
THE SIEGE OF KIMBERLEYT. PHELANSpiritual insight establishes two facts beyond cavil or dispute or reversion.
SEX=THE UNKNOWN QUANTITYALI NOMADWORDS RELATED TO CAVIL
- cavil
- censure
- challenge
- counter-argument
- criticism
- declination
- demur
- demurral
- demurring
- difficulty
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- discontent
- disesteem
- disinclination
- dislike
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
- doubt
- exception
- expostulation
- grievance
- gripe
- hesitation
- kick
- niggle
- odium
- opposition
- protest
- question
- rejection
- reluctance
- remonstrance
- remonstration
- repugnancy
- revilement
- scruple
- shrinking
- squawk
- stink
- unwillingness
- altercate
- argue
- battle
- be at loggerheads
- bicker
- brawl
- break with
- bump
- carp
- caterwaul
- cavil
- charge
- clash
- collide
- complain
- contend
- contest
- cross swords
- differ
- disapprove
- dispute
- dissent
- divide
- embroil
- fall out
- feud
- fight
- find fault
- get tough with
- hassle
- have it out
- have words
- lock horns
- mix it up
- object to
- row
- scrap
- set to
- spar
- spat
- squabble
- strive
- struggle
- take exception
- take on
- tangle
- vary
- war
- wrangle
- altercate
- argue
- battle
- be at loggerheads
- bicker
- brawl
- break with
- bump
- carp
- caterwaul
- cavil
- charge
- clash
- collide
- complain
- contend
- contest
- cross swords
- differ
- disapprove
- dispute
- dissent
- divide
- embroil
- fall out
- feud
- fight
- find fault
- get tough with
- hassle
- have it out
- have words
- lock horns
- mix it up
- object to
- row
- scrap
- set to
- spar
- spat
- squabble
- strive
- struggle
- take exception
- take on
- tangle
- vary
- war
- wrangle
- altercated
- argued
- battled
- bickered
- brawled
- broke with
- bumped
- carped
- caterwauled
- cavilled
- charged
- clashed
- collided
- complained
- contended
- contested
- crossed swords
- differed
- disapproved
- disputed
- dissented
- divided
- embroiled
- fell out
- feuded
- fought
- found fault
- got tough with
- had it out
- had words
- hassled
- locked horns
- mixed it up
- objected to
- rowed
- scrapped
- set to
- sparred
- spat
- squabbled
- strove
- struggled
- tangled
- took exception
- took on
- varied
- warred
- was at loggerheads
- wrangled
- altercating
- arguing
- battling
- being at loggerheads
- bickering
- brawling
- breaking with
- bumping
- carping
- caterwauling
- cavilling
- charging
- clashing
- colliding
- complaining
- contending
- contesting
- crossing swords
- differing
- disapproving
- disputing
- dissenting
- dividing
- embroiling
- falling out
- feuding
- fighting
- finding fault
- getting tough with
- hassling
- having it out
- having words
- locking horns
- mixing it up
- objecting to
- rowing
- scrapping
- setting to
- sparring
- spitting
- squabbling
- striving
- struggling
- taking exception
- taking on
- tangling
- varying
- warring
- wrangling
- altercate
- argue over
- argufy
- avoid
- bicker
- blow hot and cold
- carp
- catch at straws
- cavil
- chicane
- criticize
- dispute
- equivocate
- evade
- fence
- flip-flop
- hassle
- have at it
- hem and haw
- hypercriticize
- make a big thing about
- nit-pick
- paralogize
- pettifog
- pretend
- prevaricate
- put up an argument
- set to
- shift
- spar
- split hairs
- squabble
- talk back
- waffle
- wrangle
- cavil
- censure
- challenge
- counter-argument
- criticism
- declination
- demur
- demurral
- demurring
- difficulty
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- discontent
- disesteem
- disinclination
- dislike
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
- doubt
- exception
- expostulation
- grievance
- gripe
- hesitation
- kick
- niggle
- odium
- opposition
- protest
- protestation
- question
- rejection
- reluctance
- remonstrance
- repugnancy
- revilement
- scruple
- shrinking
- squawk
- stink
- unwillingness
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