Synonyms of pettifogging

1 Syllable

shift, spar, carp

2 Syllables

niggle, pretend, flip-flop, bicker, pettiest, waffle, scratcher, fence, squabble, nit-pick, hassle, wrangle, petty, piddling, nitpick, cavil, pettier, avoid

3 Syllables

dispute, evade, argufy, chicane, fault-finding

4 Syllables

nickel-and-dime, penny-ante, altercate, criticize

5 Syllables

equivocate, prevaricate, paralogize

6 Syllables

hypercriticize, inconsiderable