word-splitting

1. 1.

   making too fine distinctions of little importance

   “they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously”

   Synonymshairsplitting

   Broaderdifferentiation

Questions about word-splitting

What does word-splitting mean?

word-splitting means "making too fine distinctions of little importance".

How many syllables are in word-splitting?

word-splitting has 3 syllables: word--split-ting. The stress falls on "word-".

What is another word for word-splitting?

Close synonyms include hairsplitting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.