Results for hairsplitting

1. The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.




Synonyms and related words:



adverse criticism
distinction
hypersensitivity
overmeticulousness
priggishness
animadversion
distinctiveness
imputation
overnice
pussyfooting
aspersion
distinguishment
knock
overniceness
quibble
bad notices
division
logic-chopping
overnicety
quibbling
bad press
dodging
microscopic distinction
overparticular
rap
bickering
equivocation
morbid sensibility
overparticularity
refined
boggling
equivocatory
morbidly sensitive
overprecise
reflection
captious
evasion
nagging
overrefined
reproachfulness
captiousness
evasive
nice
overrefinement
segregation
carping
exception
nice distinction
overscrupulous
separation
cavil
faultfinding
niggle
overscrupulousness
shade of difference
caviling
fencing
niggling
oversensitive
shifting
censoriousness
finespun
nit
oversensitivity
shuffling
chicane
flak
nit-picking
oversqueamish
sidestepping
chicanery
hairline
nuance
oversqueamishness
slam
choplogic
hedging
obloquy
paltering
stricture
contradistinction
hit
overconscientious
parrying
subterfuge
critical
home thrust
overconscientiousness
pestering
subtle
criticism
hostile criticism
overcritical
pettifoggery
subtle distinction
cynical
hypercritical
overcriticalness
pettifogging
swipe
delicate
hypercriticalness
overfastidious
petty
taking exception
demarcation
hypercriticism
overfastidiousness
picayune
tergiversation
differentiation
hypersensitive
overmeticulous
prevarication
trichoschistic