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Placing undue emphasis on petty details

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

Excessive concern with minor details and rules

Present participle for to nitpick over trivial matters

Present participle for to argue or quibble over trivial matters

Present participle for to disagree with or dispute

Present participle for to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive

Present participle for to (attempt to) provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for

Present participle for to analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information

Present participle for to physically make unclear or less visible

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Adjective

Placing undue emphasis on petty details

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of little account

not worth mentioning

twopenny-halfpenny

not worth bothering about

of no consequence

of little consequence

of little importance

beside the point

of no importance

neither here nor there

not worth speaking of

of no great concern

dissatisfactory

of minor importance

thin on the ground

hard to come by

few and far between

of no significance

of little import

good-for-nothing

underrepresented

in short supply

without rhyme or reason

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

unconsequential

hardly worth mentioning

too little too late

of less importance

no great shakes

in the minority

out of the ordinary

counterproductive

no good to gundy

lacking foundation

without grounds

without foundation

would fetch nothing

of no financial value

of little value

of negligible value

smallest amount of

without success

in vicious circle

one-dimensional

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“Their concern was brushed off as a pettifogging detail rather than an understandable concern.”

Adjective

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

unfavourable^UK

pass-remarkable

over-censorious

difficult to please

impossible to please

on someone's back

over-particular

unaccommodating

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

full of reproof

severely critical

easily disgusted

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Noun

A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

minor criticism

trivial complaint

trivial objection

adverse comment

dissatisfaction

formal complaint

counter-argument

taking exception

argument against

difficulty with

statement of dissatisfaction

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Noun

Excessive concern with minor details and rules

Verb

Present participle for to nitpick over trivial matters

splitting hairs

making a big thing about

picking to pieces

hypercriticizing

finding fault with

picking holes in

raising trivial objections

arguing over nothing

raising trivial objections to

complaining about

kicking up a fuss

kvetching about

quibbling about

speaking out against

taking exception to

kicking up a stink

taking issue with

arguing against

putting the boot in

making a complaint

lodging a complaint

sorrowing about

expressing concern

looking askance

showing concern

inveighing against

objecting strongly to

taking exception

opposing strongly

making a fuss about

expressing disagreement with

taking a stand against

complaining vociferously about

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

kicking up a fuss about

raising objections to

kicking up a stink about

protesting against

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“The city council had a lot of work to do, so it was frustrating to see them pettifog over the upcoming bill's details.”

Verb

Present participle for to argue or quibble over trivial matters

putting up an argument

going one on one

crossing swords

having at each other

putting up a fight

picking an argument

going at it hammer and tongs

knocking around

verbally fighting

putting up a struggle

getting in one's face

fighting like cat and dog

having an argument

jumping on each other

having an altercation

having a disagreement

exchanging views

jumping on one's case

making a big thing about

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“They sacrifice their own integrity on behalf of the faith that is melting away beneath them even as they continue to pettifog and prevaricate in its defense.”

Verb

Present participle for to disagree with or dispute

Verb

Present participle for to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, especially with intent to deceive

shilly-shallying

dodging the issue

parrying questions

beating about the bush

evading the issue

humming and hawing

fudging the issue

hemming and hawing

sitting on the fence

ducking the question

shuffling about

ducking the issue

pussyfooting around

beating around the bush

avoiding the issue

begging the question

blowing hot and cold

stalling for time

straddling the fence

passing the buck

clouding the issue

giving run around

telling white lie

mincing matters

Verb

Present participle for to (attempt to) provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for

Verb

Present participle for to analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information

arguing against

calling into question

contending over

disagreeing with

agitating against

dissenting against

hammering away at

putting up argument

quibbling about

arguing the pros and cons of

giving thumbs down to

picking an argument with

protesting against

proving to be false

proving to be wrong

showing to be false

showing to be wrong

taking issue with

blowing out of the water

blowing sky high

declaring to be untrue

having an argument about

shooting down in flames

taking a stand against

shooting full of holes

wondering about

bandying words concerning

Verb

Present participle for to physically make unclear or less visible

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