Catching at straws
Synonyms for catching at straws
verb disagree over minor issues
squabble
bicker
carp
waffle
spar
wrangle
cavil
criticize
pettifog
fence
shift
avoid
evade
hassle
equivocate
flip-flop
pretend
prevaricate
dispute
blow hot and cold
hem and haw
split hairs
argufy
chicane
altercate
argue over
catch at straws
have at it
hypercriticize
make a big thing about
nit-pick
paralogize
put up an argument
set to
talk back
Antonyms for catching at straws
concur
agree
face
meet
tell truth
approve
Synonyms
verb quibble
niggle
bicker
wrangle
hassle
prevaricate
fence
avoid
flip-flop
spar
dispute
cavil
squabble
nitpick
carp
waffle
criticize
shift
pretend
evade
equivocate
blow hot and cold
hem and haw
split hairs
chicane
argufy
altercate
argue over
catch at straws
have at it
hypercriticize
make a big thing about
nit-pick
paralogize
pick to pieces
put up an argument
set to
talk back
Antonyms
give in
concur
agree
tell truth
face
meet
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