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Synonyms for captious
ˈkæp ʃəscap·tious
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Wiktionary
captiousadjective
Synonyms:
faultfinding, nitpicky, hypercritical, critical, carpingcaptiousadjective
Synonyms:
sophistical, thorny, tricky
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
captious
Synonyms:
carping, caviling, censorious, hypercritical, cross, fault-finding, critical, cynical, petulant, irritable, splenetic, touchy, peevish, fretfulAntonyms:
appreciative, commendatory, encouraging, complimentary, approving, laudatory, flattering
Princeton's WordNet
captious, faultfindingadjective
tending to find and call attention to faults
"a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
Synonyms:
faultfinding(a), faultfindingAntonyms:
uncritical
Dictionary of English Synonymes
captiousadjective
Synonyms:
censorious, cavilling, carping, critical, hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-findingcaptiousadjective
Synonyms:
crabbed, snappish, peevish, pettish, testy, touchy, waspish, fretful, splenetic, cross, snarling, acrimonious, petulant, cantankerous, contentiouscaptiousadjective
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
captiousadjective
Synonyms:
critical, carping, censorious, caviling
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1083 | cross | |
| #1783 | critical | |
| #15928 | tricky | |
| #21198 | cynical | |
| #26620 | irritable | |
| #45210 | touchy | |
| #48883 | thorny | |
| #103649 | petulant | |
| #103804 | carping | |
| #112226 | peevish | |
| #166645 | fretful | |
| #195290 | censorious | |
| #223678 | sophistical | |
| #226011 | nitpicky | |
| #327935 | hypercritical |
Translations for captious
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- придирчив, критичен, заядливBulgarian
- chytrýCzech
- criticón, capcioso, pejigueroSpanish
- harhaanjohtava, pikkumainenFinnish
- beachtaíochIrish
- մանրախնդիր, բծախնդիր, քթի մազ, խճճողArmenian
- あら探しJapanese
- vitziekDutch
- astucioso, ardiloso, implicante, capciosoPortuguese
- слишком строгий, хитрый, каверзный, придирчивыйRussian
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