Captious and Ostensible

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Ostensible adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.

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Captious and ostensible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Ostensible".

Nearby Word: ostensibly

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Ostensible and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/ostensible

Captious & Ostensible. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/ostensible>.

Ostensible or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/ostensible.

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