Applaud and Quibble

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Applaud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Quibble is an antonym for applaud.

Quibble verb - To make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant.

Usage example: he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II

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Applaud is an antonym for quibble.

Nearby Words: quibbling, quibbled

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