Captious and Detracting

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Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.

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Detracting and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Detracting" instead an adjective "Captious".

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

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Captious and detracting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Detracting".

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Detracting and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/detracting

Captious & Detracting. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/detracting>.

Detracting or Captious. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/detracting.

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