Pettifoggery
Pettifoggery noun - A quarrel about petty points.
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Synonyms for Pettifoggery
Subterfuge and pettifoggery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subterfuge" instead a noun "Pettifoggery".
Nearby Words: pettifogging, pettifogger
Subterfuge
Subterfuge noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Pettifoggery and subterfuge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pettifoggery" instead a noun "Subterfuge".
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- deception and pettifoggery
- deception and subterfuge
- artifice and pettifoggery
- artifice and subterfuge
- cheating and pettifoggery
- cheating and subterfuge
- double-dealing and pettifoggery
- double-dealing and subterfuge
- fraud and pettifoggery
- fraud and subterfuge
- dishonesty and pettifoggery
- dishonesty and subterfuge
- trickery and pettifoggery
- trickery and subterfuge
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Subterfuge and Pettifoggery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pettifoggery/subterfuge
Pettifoggery & Subterfuge. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pettifoggery/subterfuge>.
Subterfuge or Pettifoggery. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pettifoggery/subterfuge.
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