Captious and Phony

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

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

Nearby Words: caption, captiously

Phony adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.

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Captious and phony are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captious" instead an adjective "Phony".

Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

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