Captious
Captious adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Ostentatious and captious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostentatious" instead an adjective "Captious".
Nearby Words: caption, captiously
Ostentatious
Ostentatious adjective - Excessively showy.
Captious and ostentatious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Ostentatious".
Nearby Words: ostentation, ostentatiously
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Ostentatious and Captious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/ostentatious
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Ostentatious or Captious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captious/ostentatious.
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