20
quibble(noun, verb, support, cut, start)
18
carp(noun, verb, support, start, oppose)
13
criticize(verb, charge, start, oppose, scorn)
10
complain(verb, oppose, criticize, fight, object)
10
evade(verb, get, shift, escape, lie)
10
find fault(verb, expression, start, oppose, criticize)
9
equivocate(verb, issue, avoid, hide, escape)
9
split hairs(verb, expression, idiom, reasoning, wrangle)
8
niggle(verb, support, raise, doubt, objection)
8
censure(noun, verb, charge, cut, hit)
8
fence(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
7
knock(verb, charge, cut, hit, criticize)
7
chicane(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle)
7
complaint(noun, charge, opposition, protest, statement)
7
demur(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, dislike)
7
dispute(verb, argue, disagree, quarrel, waver)
7
haggle(verb, argue, quarrel, bicker)
7
nag(verb, oppose, criticize, object, harass)
7
prevaricate(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
6
nitpick(verb, support, raise, criticize, dispute)
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